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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. Where was the wake Anna attended for Robbie's death with Robbie's family?

2. What does Pale ask Anna for after going into yet another long rant about the city and people who live in it?

3. What did the boys put the butterflies in, knocking them out, but not killing them, leading to a terrifying event?

4. What is the genre in which Burton focuses most of his work for Hollywood?

5. What does Larry decide to put on the card instead of any of the typical Christmas symbols?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Anna tell Pale when he offers to make her tea and breakfast?

4. What does Pale have to say when Larry asks him if he and his wife have gotten a divorce?

5. Why does Pale decide to take off his shoes when in Anna's apartment a month after Robbie's death?

6. What does Larry reveal he has been doing that evening while Anna and Burton were at their social engagement?

7. What are some of the things that Larry reveals he was told not to put on the Chrysler Christmas card he is designing?

8. Where is the loud noise that distracts Pale coming from when he is in Larry and Anna's apartment?

9. What happened between the man and Burton that Burton encountered when he was walking home drunk at the age of 20?

10. When Anna asks Larry how long he has been smoking, what does Larry reply?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The experience of the wake is not a happy one for Anna, as she just wants to leave as she is so uncomfortable with Robbie's family.

Part 1: Why do you think Anna couldn't quite play along with the idea that Robbie was really her boyfriend?

Part 2: Do you think that Anna should have tried to make the best of the wake rather than trying to leave it? Why or why not?

Part 3: Do you think that wakes help families after a death? Why or why not? If so, how? If not, why not?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Pale is an interesting character in the play, one that shakes up the world of not only Anna, but of Larry and Burton as well.

Part 1: Why do you think Pale was a character who was necessary in this play? What purpose does he serve?

Part 2: Why do you think Anna is drawn to Pale and to his odd mannerisms and personality?

Part 3: Do you think Pale is a character who can be trusted by Anna? Why or why not?

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