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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 Joe want to offer George?

2. What was Larry doing in the dream Kate had?

3. Why does Chris leave the backyard in the beginning of Act 2?

4. According to Kate, what does Joe Keller do when he is worried?

5. Whose son constantly takes people's temperatures?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Joe asleep at the beginning of Act 2?

2. What does George Deever tell Ann when he arrives at the Kellers'?

3. What did Joe think would happen after the faulty cylinder heads went out?

4. What is George's attitude toward the setting?

5. Describe Jim Bayliss' relationship with his wife.

6. What order does Kate Keller give her son and husband?

7. Why is Frank Lubey drawing up a horoscope?

8. What is Chris doing at the beginning of the act, and how does Kate feel about it?

9. What promise does Joe make Chris regarding Ann and why?

10. How does Joe blame Kate for his scandal?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Chris Keller is presented throughout the play as a mingling of strength and weakness. Write an essay on the topic of what hardships Chris can withstand and what seemingly small issues cripple him and drive him to tears. Why is Chris this way?

Essay Topic 2

Arthur Miller is known for his assertion that the everyday carries with it the seeds of drama. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the first act of All My Sons. Write an essay examining the small talk of this act and the revelations about the neighbors that come later, citing three specific examples of each.

Essay Topic 3

Kate Keller is the most stalwart advocate of the deluded system that is the Keller household. This results in a growing paranoia in her character throughout the play. Write an essay on the growing desperation that Kate experiences throughout the play, citing three specific examples in the text.

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