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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. When is Bruce expected to arrive?

2. What does Marie suggest she and Turk do instead of kissing all the time?

3. Doc wonders if Lola _____________________.

4. Who is Lola's neighbor?

5. What was the name of Lola's little dog?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lola try to make the evening as nice as possible for Marie and Bruce?

2. What does Lola realize about Doc when he sneaks back into the house?

3. How does the author show that Little Sheba symbolizes the life Lola used to have and still longs for?

4. How does the author show that Doc has feelings for Marie?

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

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

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

8. What is the irony of Doc's being taken to the hospital for his alcohol abuse problem?

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

10. How does Bruce offer to treat Lola and Doc when he arrives in town?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Inge uses more than one instance of irony in the book. Cite at least two examples you can identify in the play and note why they are examples of irony.

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