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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. Why does Lola say she is proud of Doc?

2. Who is Lola?

3. What was Doc retuning home to get?

4. Whose voice does Doc say he heard last night?

5. What amazes Mrs. Coffman about Lola's house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the symbolism of the javelin in Lola's dream?

2. What does Doc sneak out of the house with while Marie and Lola set the table?

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

4. What makes Mrs. Coffman come running into Lola's house?

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

6. What is Lola's incentive to clean her house?

7. What does Lola reveal about her history with Doc?

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

9. How does Doc know Ed and what does Lola tell Ed?

10. Explain how Lola's loneliness continues to impact her life.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Project into the future ten years and write a brief synopsis for the lives of Doc and Lola. Be sure to include emotional states as well as physical characteristics, geographic locations, work, hobbies, socialization, etc.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

There are several events of foreshadowing in the play. Define foreshadowing. Cite at least two situations in the story that serve as foreshadowing.

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