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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. What is missing from the refrigerator?
2. What is Wesley cleaning up in the beginning of Act One?
3. What does the "intruder" take in Act One?
4. Who does Wesley say does not come yet in Act One?
5. Where does Wesley tell Weston his mother goes in Act One?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Emma's argument for swimming in Act One?
2. According to Wesley, how does one poison a coyote?
3. What idea does Weston bring up in Act Three?
4. How does Emma fit into her picture of Taylor and Ella in Mexico?
5. Why does Emma not want to replace the front door?
6. Why is Emma looking for a chicken?
7. Why does Ella say Emma cannot leave the house?
8. Why is Weston not surprised that Emma is in jail?
9. How does Ella describe what it feels like when she learns Weston sells the house already?
10. For what are Emma's charts?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Sam Shepard published "Curse of the Starving Class" in the late 1970s. Explore how the play sustains its relevance in today's society. What universal problems does the Tate family encounter that today's families also cope with? What other instances retain their relevance in today's society? Use specific examples from the text in the response.
Essay Topic 2
The real estate developer/lawyer Taylor is one of the play's minor characters, but he has a major influence on the play's main characters. Describe the influence Taylor has on each main character (Weston, Ella, Emma and Weston). Why is Taylor important to the play's plot? What, if anything, does Taylor symbolize? Use specific examples from the play in the response.
Essay Topic 3
Research Sam Shepard's biography and life experiences. How does Shepard use his own life experiences and background in the play? What events, if any, does Shepard pull directly from his own life? Are Shepard's statements in the play aimed at anything in his personal life? Use specific examples from the play in the response.
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