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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 Marie?

2. What does Doc stare at while waiting for Lola to get her coat?

3. Doc is irritated because Lola thinks he was ______________.

4. How does Doc react to hearing about Marie and Turk making out last night?

5. Lola lavishes compliments on Doc for ______________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What discovery does Lola make as Act 2, Scene 3 begins?

2. How does Doc perpetuate his denial of Marie's loose behavior?

3. What is the significance of Marie's sudden departure from Doc and Lola's life?

4. What irrational behavior does Doc exhibit in his rage toward Lola?

5. What does Doc say to Lola and Marie after he encounters Turk sneaking out of Marie's room?

6. How does Marie hurt Lola after Doc just gets her calmed down?

7. What is the setting and who are the characters which open the play?

8. Why does the group decide not to go to the hotel for dinner?

9. What metaphor does Lola use when she thinks about how the days of her youth have vanished?

10. Who is Mrs. Coffman and what is her relationship with Lola?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the taboo of pre-marital sex in the 1950s. Compare and contrast pre-marital sex in America during the 1950s to pre-marital sex in America today. What major changes have occurred, both positive and negative?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the role of married women in the 1950s when the women in the novel are living their married lives. What precedents do they feel compelled to follow? What restrictions do the have? What freedoms did they enjoy that 21st century women do not?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Turk and Bruce. What are their roles within the story? What is the trust factor with women? What are the reasons Marie cares for both of these men who are so dramatically different?

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