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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. Robbie did not have much, as his focus was on ____________, Anna, and Dominic, according to Anna.

2. Who is Anna's other roommate who bursts in the door, trying to find out why she hasn't picked up the phone?

3. What causes Anna to finally get up from where she is sitting to answer the door?

4. What did Pale threaten the other driver that he would do if the other driver didn't back off?

5. ______________ chides Anna by asking why she does not just go ahead and marry Burton for the money.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Burton have to say about the weather in Canada where he was on vacation?

2. Why does Anna have to stay in the house of Robbie's family after the wake?

3. What is Burton's profession, as revealed at the start of the play?

4. What is on the message that Burton leaves for Anna on the answering machine before she picks it up?

5. What does Larry remind Burton about the money that Burton receives for the scripts he writers?

6. What is Anna's explanation as to why she hasn't responded to Larry all day?

7. What is the one new work assignment about which Anna seems to be most excited?

8. What does Anna reveal about Pale's ideas about what happened to Robbie and to Dominic?

9. What holiday is it when the second act of the play begins at 2:00AM?

10. What did Larry give to Pale when Larry stopped by the bar earlier?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Larry walks in on New Year's Eve in a funk, saying that there are more suicides at a gay New Year's Eve party than all of Scandinavia.

Part 1: Why do you think Larry is in such a foul mood when he comes back to the loft?

Part 2: Why do you think that Larry is smoking again, though he wasn't before?

Part 3: Do you think Larry is a person who will find his happiness? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Burton admits easily that as long as he continues to be paid for his work, he doesn't care what Hollywood does with his scripts.

Part 1: Why do you think Burton is focused more on money than on art?

Part 2: Do you think it's a bad thing to enjoy getting paid for your art? Why or why not?

Part 3: Do you have more or less respect for Burton after he says he just likes to get paid? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Anna points out that she has been working nonstop lately, as though she has so much creative work to do, choreography, etc.

Part 1: Why do you think Anna is working nonstop? What might be driving her to do so?

Part 2: Why do you think a person can suddenly have a fit of creative inspiration? Do you think this is realistic?

Part 3: What other explanations might there be for Anna's sudden time away from others?

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