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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Rose change the subject with Sam?

2. What was done with Sam's mother's body?

3. How does Mrs. Maurrant respond when her daughter implies that Mr. Maurrant may be more kind, if her mother would not have a relationship with someone outside this marriage?

4. What is heard throughout the scene?

5. What happens after another shot is heard?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The women sit on the stoop and gossip throughout the play.

Part 1) About what do they gossip?

Part 2) Why do they gossip?

Part 3) How might their gossiping affect their relationships with others? Use the text to support your response.

Essay Topic 2

The characters interact like a family.

Part 1) How do they interact like a family?

Part 2) What has brought them together as a family-like unit?

Part 3) Do they care for one another throughout the entire play? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Newspaper and tabloids are carried and discussed.

Part 1) What is the purpose of this media?

Part 2) How does it stir up the community?

Part 3) How does the media today serve a similar purpose as the media then?

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