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

Short Answer Questions

1. About how long after Act I did Act II occur?

2. What do Virgil and Bo talk about that Virgil hopes will distract Bo?

3. What does Virgil ask from Cherie in order to keep playing?

4. Why does Dr. Lyman get progressively drunker?

5. How does Cherie feel about her situation with Bo?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Which of the characters in the novel seem to demonstrate a relationship without possibilities? Why don't possibilities seem to exist with those characters you have identified? What changes occurred throughout the novel in these relationships to further separate them?

Essay Topic 3

What does the phrase "left out in the cold" mean to you? Do you think it is appropriately used in this play? What characters do you feel were left out in the cold? Why?

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