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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. Who is Karen's fiance?

2. How is Dr. Cardin related to Mary Tilford?

3. The girls at school are troubled because _________________________.

4. What do Karen and Martha agree on regarding Mrs. Mortar?

5. When is Mary to be taken back to school?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the reason Karen and Martha go to Mrs. Tilford's house?

2. How does Act 1 end?

3. Who are the founders of the Wright-Dobie School?

4. What is the irony in Mrs. Mortar's name?

5. What can be presumed about the source of Mary's cunning behavior?

6. How does Mrs. Tilford begin to take Mary's accusations seriously?

7. What is the result of Karen, Martha and Dr. Cardin questioning Mary?

8. What does Mary symbolize in this good vs. evil drama?

9. How does Mrs. Tilford initially respond to Mary's accusations against Karen and Marth?

10. What does Mrs. Tilford's demeanor seem to be?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the taboo of homosexuality in the 1930s. Compare and contrast homosexuality in America during the 1930s to homosexuality in America today. What major changes have occurred--both positive and negative?

Essay Topic 2

Create a brief character study on Karen. What does she look like? What are her positive personality traits? What are some of her negative characteristics? What are her hopes and fears? What motivates her--if anything--at this point in her life?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the concept of loneliness as it exhibits in the story. Which of the characters are lonely? Are they all lonely in some way? Explain the loneliness and the methods and attempts to overcome it.

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