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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why has Lenny taken to sleeping in the kitchen?

2. Lenny believes Doc stated in Biloxi during the hurricane because:

3. What seems to be Lenny's "comfort" food?

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

5. What nickname does Doc call Meg?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Henley's characters are motivated by any number of factors--fear, pity, duty, love. Choose any character or characters whose motivations seem to drive the play and write an essay in which you argue the significance of these motivations.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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