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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 Jim tell Meg worries her mother in Act Two, Scene Two?

2. What does Vic wish that she could give Tom for Christmas?

3. In Act One, Scene One, what year does the play take place?

4. Who does Roy give a message from about the flowers in Act One, Scene One?

5. How does Vic think the trip will be for Tom?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Roy thank in Act One, Scene One?

2. Where did Gwen grow up and when did she leave home?

3. What conversation do Meg and Tom have before they leave?

4. What does Tom say when he hears Gwen disparaging his family?

5. What happend to Roy and Coral's son, and why does Roy say that he had to go?

6. What do Roy and Coral discuss at the end of Act One?

7. In Act Two, Scene Four, what does Vic ask Tom to do about the trip?

8. How does Harry say that he and his family will spend their holiday?

9. What does Gwen say about Tom and his family?

10. Why does Vic come to check on a noise she hears in Act Two, Scene Four, and what does she find?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Campers approach Jim with a list of complaints. Why do the campers have a list of complaints? What does a perceived sense of privilege have to do with the complaints? Why does Jim tear up the complaints?

Essay Topic 2

The climax in a play is the highest point of tension and a turning point. What is the climax of the play and why is that incident the climax?

Essay Topic 3

Coral and Roy’s son died before the play began. How did their son die? How does grief affect Coral? How does Coral struggle with grief?

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