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

Short Answer Questions

1. Burton corrects Anna's use of the word incubation and offers the word _______.

2. What did Larry give to Pale at the bar?

3. Pale tells Anna that he felt __________ to watch someone on stage that was supposed to be him and Anna.

4. Anna lets Pale know that Burton teaches _______ at the "Y."

5. Even though Anna tells Burton that she thinks the characters are exciting, after her critique he feels that the characters are ___________.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The idea that Larry has to come up with a Christmas card that doesn't offend anyone becomes a late night topic of discussion.

Part 1: Do you think anything can ever be completely unoffensive? Why or why not?

Part 2: Why do you think that Larry's coworkers thought his comment about homosexuals was a joke?

Part 3: Why do you think the company wanted the card to be as unoffensive as possible?

Essay Topic 2

Burton makes the statement that life is about getting too personal, taking what is personal and making it the truth.

Part 1: Why do you think Burton feels so strongly about getting too personal?

Part 2: How does one take something that is personal and make it a truth?

Part 3: Why do you think that one should write "burn this" on something that is personal that has become a truth?

Essay Topic 3

The introduction of the death of a good friend is the opening of this play, with a visibly-shaken Anna showing her grief.

Part 1: Why do you think death is used so often in literature as the main theme of a piece of writing?

Part 2: How do you think Anna would have reacted to the death had it not been a personal friend of hers?

Part 3: How do you think you would react to the death of a close friend?

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