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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Meg notice is broken at the beginning of the third act?

2. Where does Stanley kick the person he does near the end of Act 2, Part 2?

3. Where does Meg tell McCann she always dreamed of visiting but never did?

4. What is the name of the game the party guests play?

5. Whose car does Petey tell Meg is parked outside their house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the role of sexual tension in the play. What might be the author's purpose for creating this tension?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the nature of no person or action being what it seems in the play. What message might the author have been trying to get across by doing this?

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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