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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How much money do Emily and Annie make singing?
2. Who wakes up and swears at Annie after the argument between Annie and Marie-Adele?
3. Who is the first character to drive the vehicle on the way to Toronto?
4. What was Emily's friend in the motorcycle gang always angry about?
5. What does Marie-Adele promise she will do after death if Annie disrupts Marie-Adele's family?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss how the relationship between mother and child is present in the play and its impact on the play. What mother/child relationships are present in the play? Why is this relationship important to the characters? How does this relationship affect the characters involved and other characters on the outside? Explain your answer using examples from the play.
Essay Topic 2
We see an abundance of physical and emotional violence in the play. It almost seems as this is a way of life among the women. Discuss the presence of physical and emotional violence in the play. Who expresses it and for what reason? Does this attitude change? How does the violence affect the women and is it supported? Use examples from the play to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the history of Indian reserves in Canada in the context of how the reserve affected the author who subsequently wrote the play. What is the author trying to say about life on a reserve through this play? Is his message effective? Is his message universal or solely having to do with Indian women on a reserve? How is the message more effective in the form of the play as opposed to another literary category such as a novel? Explain your answer.
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