Three Tall Women Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 140 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Three Tall Women Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 140 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does A say about Sis in Act 1, Part 2?

2. How does C feel about A and B in Act 1, Part 1?

3. What advice does B give C about getting older in Act 1, Part 1?

4. What does B tell C to do in Act 1, Part 1?

5. What was A's husband doing when he injured his shoulder?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to A's husband's shoulder?

2. What does A say about riding in Act 1, Part 2?

3. According to the argument A, B, and C have in Act 2, Part 2, why do people cheat?

4. In Act 1, Part 2, what does C say about A's finances?

5. How does A's son feel about her use of racial slurs?

6. Why does C object to the way A describes her husband in Act 1, Part 2?

7. What does B represent?

8. When C asks for more details about her husband in Act 2, Part 2, how does B describe him?

9. What does A say about jewelry at the beginning of Act 1, Part 4?

10. How does C respond when A tells her to "grow up" in Act 2, Part 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A, B, and C all have different ideas about why people cheat. Do you agree that men and women cheat for different reasons? If not, what do you think is the main reason people cheat on their spouses? Why do you think that these women, in particular, feel this way? What point is Albee trying to make through this conversation? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

C is offended by A's use of racist words throughout the play. B defends A, saying that the words don't mean anything, they are just the words that A learned to use. Does this excuse A's use of the words? Do you think that A's use of these words is malicious or, as B says, unconscious? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

What is one of the major differences between A and Sis? Why did A feel superior to Sis because of her joy in sex? How did A lose her joy in sex? What effect did this have on A's character? How did it affect her relationship with Sis? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

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