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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Burton thinks that the characters in his script are having fun. However Anna thinks that deep down they are _________.

3. _______grabs his coat and leaves telling Anna that he will have to re-think their relationship.

4. Larry is caught off guard when Burton puts his drink down and asks Larry ________.

5. Anna reads Burton's script and says that she likes it, but it is ________.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pale doesn't come to get his brother's things for over a month after Robbie's death.

Part 1: Why do you think that Pale waits so long to get his brother's things?

Part 2: Why do you think Anna decides to hold onto the things of Robbie, even though no one came to pick them up at first?

Part 3: Do you think that Pale has the right to pick up Robbie's things? Why or why not?

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

Anna points out that Burton's play is quite sad, but he thought the characters were having fun.

Part 1: Why do you think Burton and Anna have two different interpretations of the same text?

Part 2: Who is likely the person who is getting the meaning of the play right? Why?

Part 3: Do you think that Burton is upset with the fact that Anna doesn't have the same reaction to his play as he expected? Why or why not?

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