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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 does Weston stack on the table?

2. What type of shoes is Welsey wearing at the beginning of Act One?

3. Where is Ella going with Taylor in Act One?

4. Who is Emma?

5. What piece of food does Emma use to describe Taylor?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Weston recognize the "poison" on his outlook?

2. What does Wesley do when he reenters in Act Three after cleaning up?

3. Describe Ella's appearance when she enters in Act One.

4. What does Emma says Ella is after with Taylor?

5. According to Weston, what is the trouble with too much comfort?

6. Why does Weston think Wesley and Emma are spoiled?

7. Where is Ella when she comes back to the house in Act Three?

8. Where does Emma says she is going to go when she plans to leave the house in Act One?

9. What does Ella warn herself and Emma about in Act One concerning menstruation?

10. What idea does Weston bring up in Act Three?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Weston's story about castrating lambs and the eagle eating the discarded testes occurs more than once in the play. Why is this story important? What does the story represent? What does the story mean to each character that tells it? Be sure to reference specific examples from the text in the response.

Essay Topic 2

Of all the character transformations in the play, Weston, the patriarch of the story, goes one of the more significant transformations. Describe Weston at the beginning and the end of the play. How does he change? Are Weston's changes for better or worse? How do Weston's changes impact the rest of the characters? Use specific examples from the play in the response.

Essay Topic 3

In "Curse of the Starving Class", each main character is on a quest or searching for something. Choose one of the main characters (Weston, Ella, Emma or Wesley), and describe what that character is searching for. What steps does the character take to find what they are looking for? Is the character successful or not in fulfilling their quest or search? Use specific examples from the text in the response.

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