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

Short Answer Questions

1. Meg has taken little bites out of all of Lenny's candy because:

2. Lenny believes Old Granddaddy told her to break up with Charlie because:

3. Babe is upset when:

4. Meg's comment, "sometimes I wonder what we wanted," implies:

5. When Meg asks why she can not seem to keep her mouth shut, Doc answers:

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

Lee Smith "The biggest myth about Southern women is that we are frail types--fainting on our sofas...nobody where I grew up every acted like that. We were about as fragile as coal trucks." Write an essay in which you defend, refute, or qualify this statement using the text as support for your argument.

Essay Topic 3

Consider the ideas of fault and blame in Henley's play. What idea or events connect to fault and blame for the Magraths? What message is Henley communicating through the ideas of fault and blame in her play?

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