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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much time has passed since the last scene?

2. What did Lola do in the rain in her dream?

3. Doc accuses Lola of ________________________.

4. Why does Doc say Bruce is probably going to marry Marie?

5. Where does Mrs. Coffman want to take Lola?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief character study of Doc. What does he look like? What are his positive personality traits? What are some of his negative characteristics? What are his hopes and fears? What motivates him--if anything--at this point in his life?

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

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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