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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. What does Mrs. Coffman admit to believing about Lola?

2. What does Marie find in her room?

3. What does Lola borrow from Mrs. Coffman?

4. What was Doc retuning home to get?

5. What does Doc hear that prompts him to leave the house?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Lola and Doc's behavior around each other when Doc returns home from the hospital.

2. How does Mrs. Coffman's opinion of Lola change?

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

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

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

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

7. What accusations does Doc make about Lola and Marie's men?

8. How do Doc and Lola differ in their opinions of Marie's friend, Turk?

9. Describe the beginning of the dream that Lola has.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of loss. Identify at least two themes about loss in the book. Then cite an example to support each theme you name.

Essay Topic 2

Alcohol abuse seems to be an unnamed character in the book. How pervasive is the abuse? Why does it have such a prevalent place in the characters' lives? How does it affect the abusers? How does it affect those impacted by the abusers? Explain how an inanimate object or characteristic can be a character.

Essay Topic 3

Describe Mrs. Coffman. What is her relationship with Lola and Doc? What is her role in the story? What was the author trying to accomplish by creating Mrs. Coffman's character in the play?

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