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

2. Larry decides to tell Anna about the Christmas card he has to design for _____________.

3. Who is described as being well-built and sexy in his mid-thirties and is wearing a nice suit?

4. Out of Robbie's entire family, no one has seen Robbie _________________ - his true passion.

5. Who did Anna try to call in order to get someone to come get Robbie's things from the apartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Pale think is involved in the deaths of Robbie and of Dominic?

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

3. What does Larry admit Anna has been working on when Burton asks Larry about her relationship with Pale?

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

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

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

7. What happens when Larry goes over to the bathroom to check up on Pale to see how he is doing?

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

9. What does Anna have to say about her work when Burton asks her some questions about her life?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The reference to "The Flying Dutchman" is a curious one, as it seems to reference a feeling of love and loss - as everyone is feeling now.

Part 1: Why do you think Larry decided to tell Burton the story of the Flying Dutchman?

Part 2: How do you think the story of the Flying Dutchman relates to the characters in the story?

Part 3: How do myths like these affect the way we see our own lives?

Essay Topic 2

Larry points out that he was not invited to the wake when Pale makes a comment about Larry being a replacement for Robbie.

Part 1: Do you think anyone should be able to go to a wake? Why or why not?

Part 2: Why do you think that Larry was not invited to the wake of Robbie?

Part 3: Do you think that Pale already knew who Larry was and was just trying to mock him? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Anna points out that she is angry for not being able to have a proper goodbye with Robbie as she is talking to Larry.

Part 1: Why do you think Anna is angry about not getting a proper goodbye from Robbie?

Part 2: What do you think the importance of that final goodbye is for Anna?

Part 3: How do you think Anna could have had a proper goodbye with Robbie while at the wake?

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