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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. Lenny is surprised to find:

2. Meg explains their mother's suicide by telling Babe:

3. Lenny appears to be jealous about:

4. Barnette immediately wins Meg over because:

5. What secret does Babe reveal about Lenny to Meg?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the details of Meg's life in Hollywood reveal?

2. Why do Meg, Lenny, and Babe seem to fall into old patterns of behavior around one another?

3. In their discussion of the rules for "hearts," the girls remember that hearts are bad, which suggests what?

4. The candy Chick brings, which is outdated and unwanted, might represent what?

5. What kind of relationship did Babe have with Zackery?

6. How do Meg and Lenny appear to feel about their father?

7. Why does Meg bring up Lenny's boyfriend from Memphis?

8. What does Doc appear to want from his meeting with Meg?

9. What event finally pushes Babe over the brink?

10. What is ironic about Lenny's birthday wish?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A kitchen has many connotations. List a few of these connotations and defend or criticize Henley's choice of the Magrath kitchen as the central setting for the play.

Essay Topic 2

If Henley's characters serve as archetypes for Southern people, is her assessment fair? Write an essay in which you defend or criticize her use of archetypes in the play.

Essay Topic 3

The three men who appear in the play have all been affected by the Magrath women. Two men have been injured, and one seems to have fallen in love with Babe. Write an essay in which you compare the ways the sisters have affected the men of the play, and describe the message the author emphasizes through these situations.

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