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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. Babe is oddly impressed by:

2. Meg takes a coke from the fridge to calm Lennie, but first she drinks from it herself, indicating:

3. Meg's remark, "We're getting so old," offends Lenny because:

4. Rather than admit she is gaining weight, Chick claims the pantyhose do not fit because:

5. Granddaddy's comment that Zackery was the best man for Babe whether she knew it or not implies:

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Lenny continually bring up the past?

2. Lenny, Meg, and Babe continually revisit stories from their past. What does this suggest about them?

3. What kind of man does Doc Porter appear to be?

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

5. Chick is presented as "too big" for her pantyhose, and her hairstyle threatens to become too big also. What does this bigness suggest about her character?

6. What might Babe's saxophone represent?

7. Describe Chick's motivations.

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 The candy Chick brings, which is outdated and unwanted, might represent what?

9. What is significant about the fact that the play begins on Lennie's birthday?

10. Describe Meg's life in Hollywood.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Consider the motif of rebirth or new beginnings in the play. Identify Henley's message about the motif, and use the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

A Mexican proverb states that "The house does not rest upon the ground, but upon a woman." How is this proven or disproven by the events of Crimes of the Heart?

Essay Topic 3

Consider Henley's use of humor at opportune moments in the play. Then write an essay in which you identify Henley's most successful examples of humor in the text, and discuss the effect these moments have on the author's purpose.

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