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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does the Woman say she has taught herself to do?
2. What does the Man say he last heard about his friend's condition?
3. What condition is the Woman in at the end of the play?
4. What does the Woman accuse the Man of believing in the last scene?
5. What does the Woman tell the Man he will fall into unless he is careful?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The fear that the Man and the Woman have has great impact on the way the two characters respond to each other. Answer the following with supporting examples from the play:
1) Why does the Man fear the Woman? What qualities about the Woman intensify his fear?
2) Does the Woman fear the Man as much as the Man fears the Woman? Why?
3) What do both the Woman and the Man fear? Does this concern bring them closer together, farther apart, or both? How?
Essay Topic 2
The Man and the Woman start as strangers, but their relationship evolves into something much different. Respond to the following using examples from the play to support your answer:
1) How does the relationship of the Man and the Woman change from when they first meet to the middle of the play? How does the relationship change from the middle of the play to the end of the story?
2) What influences the change in the relationship between the characters? Do they both long for the same thing? Do they both fear the same thing?
3) How does the relationship between the Man and the Woman affect the Man after the Woman's death?
Essay Topic 3
The plot of "The Sound of a Voice" illustrates the lives of the Man and the Woman over a short span of time. Answer the following questions with supporting examples:
1) How does the organization of the play influence the plot of the story?
2) How does the short period together affect the way the characters are portrayed to interact with each other?
3) Why did the author choose to focus on such a short span of time? How does this affect the presentation of the play as a theatrical performance?
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