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

Short Answer Questions

1. Anna takes a _________from the refrigerator.

2. What time is it when Anna comes home from the Play?

3. How was Pale able to get the time off in order to be able to watch the performance?

4. Larry tells Burton that the poet was trying to _______.

5. Larry reminds Burton that Anna's life has been very sheltered. Burton agrees and wishes that________.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Anna notes that she doesn't really notice her biological clock as she and Burton begin to talk about living together. Anna is insistent too about staying where she is.

Part 1: Why do you think Anna does not know what to think about her biological clock?

Part 2: Why do you think Anna just wants to stay in the loft where she already lives?

Part 3: Do you think that Anna wants to marry Burton? Why or why not?

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