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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 Goldberg tell McCann is quite different in regards to their job in Act 1, Part 2?

2. What does Stanley complain about in regards to his breakfast?

3. What type of room does Meg say she has for the men coming to stay in their boardinghouse?

4. What does Stanley tell Meg he is considering accepting a contract for?

5. What kind of cereal does Petey eat a the beginning of the play?

Short Essay Questions

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

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. What is the nature of Petey and Meg's conversation regarding the drum at the beginning of Act 3, Part 1?

4. What does Stanley tell McCann in regard to his birthday in Act 2, Part 1?

5. What is the nature of McCann and Goldberg's conversation regarding their job at the beginning of Act 1, Part 2?

6. Describe Goldberg's speech in regards to the principles he believes in.

7. Describe Meg's interaction with the deliveryman.

8. What is the nature of McCann and Stanley's interaction in Act 2, Part 1?

9. Describe Meg's actions when she begins drinking.

10. How does Stanley react after hearing Goldberg's name in 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

Discuss the symbolism of the broken drum in the play. In what way might it have represented Stanley's emotional state?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the symbolism of the wheelbarrow in the play. What might the author hope for it to foreshadow for the characters in the play?

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