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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Barnette leaves, it becomes apparent that:

2. Meg's comment, "forget the glasses," at the end of her scene with Doc implies:

3. Lenny's reason for exploding at Meg over the candy is:

4. Lenny is still upset that as children Meg had more :

5. People in town think Meg:

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Henry Miller said, "The prisoner is not the one who has committed a crime, but the one who clings to his crime and lives it over and over." Considering any character in the play, defend, refute, or qualify Miller's statement.

Essay Topic 2

Blanche McCrary Boyd said, "My sister says Southerners are like other people, only more so." Write an essay in which you explain the preceding statement by examining the characters of the text.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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