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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Joe expect to happen to the bad cylinder heads?

2. What do people say Chris was in the war?

3. How far ahead of the draft was Frank Lubey?

4. To what company does Joe Keller compare his factory when he describes it to George?

5. What single-worded piece of advice does Kate give Chris in the last moment of the play?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the characters of Steve Deever and Joe Keller. The two are often compared and analyzed by Joe and others. Which is the more dominant in the relationship and how does each's attitude toward the other affect the plot?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Kate Keller's conception of the war is presented in the play as a great disordering of arrangements. Write an essay on Kate's struggle against this disordering, using Larry's engagement to Ann and George Deever's infatuation with Lydia as a framing device for the essay.

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