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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. Who are the first people to appear in Act 1, Part 2?

2. What does Meg do up the stairs before going to get Stanley in Act 1, Part 1?

3. What does Stanley tell McCann about Meg to explain her celebrating his birthday early?

4. Where does Stanley kiss Meg after she gives him his gift?

5. What does Meg give Stanley for his second course at breakfast?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Meg act when she hears someone coming down the stairs in Act 3, Part 1?

2. What is Stanley's reaction when Meg mentions the two men that will be staying in the boardinghouse in Act 1, Part 1?

3. Describe Meg's interaction with the deliveryman.

4. What is the nature of Stanley's complaints regarding Meg in Act 1, Part 1?

5. What occurs to Stanley after McCann enters the room in Act 2, Part 2?

6. What is the nature of Meg and Stanley's conversation when he first returns to the boardinghouse in Act 1, Part 2?

7. What does Stanley say regarding his time in Ireland in Act 2, Part 1?

8. What does Goldberg say to Meg regarding Stanley's birthday in Act 1, Part 2?

9. Describe the interaction between Stanley and Meg when she asks for a cigarette.

10. Describe the conversation between McCann and Goldberg before they enter the boardinghouse at the beginning of Act 1, Part 2.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the significance of the characters' past haunting their present in the play. What details did we learn about the characters past and what role did this have on their portrayal in the play?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the role of tension in the play. In what way was the author able to create a sense of tension between the characters?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the significance of Ireland in the play. What importance did Ireland serve to further the story along? What does Ireland have to do with Stanley's past?

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