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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. Which of the following characters is a former college professor?

2. How does Bo react to what Will is saying?

3. What city is the restaurant near?

4. Which of the following characters is a ranch hand?

5. What excuse does Grace use to go to her apartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dr. Lyman ask for and how does Elma respond?

2. What type of man is Grace married to and how does she get along with him?

3. What does Dr. Lyman ask Elma and why does he ask her this?

4. What does Bo ask Cherie before he heads out to the bus and what is her response?

5. What are the characters left in the restaurant doing as Act II opens?

6. How is Bo in the opening scene in Act 3?

7. What does Carl tell Will when Will suggests he wake up all of the passengers on the bus?

8. What does Will tell the others as he leaves the cafe?

9. Describe the character of Bo.

10. What does Will tell Bo when he checks in with him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which character is not what s/he appears to be they seem on the surface? Why do you think this is the case? How does this character change throughout the novel?

Essay Topic 2

What redeeming qualities does the character of Dr. Lyman show throughout the novel? Do you believe he is a good person? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

In what ways is it obvious to the reader that the author was born in Kansas? Do you feel that he was better able to make this play seem realistic since he was born in Kansas? Why or why not?

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