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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Doc tell Lola she can no longer use?

2. Lola's fears have come true when she realizes that Doc ________________.

3. Which of the following is not in Marie's immediate plans?

4. Lola is happy yet ______________ after Doc comes home.

5. Doc senses that Lola is ___________.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the significance of the play's title. What did the author mean by calling the play COME BACK LITTLE SHEBA? Cite an example to support your answer.

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

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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