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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 question does Charlie ask himself about his Mother?
2. Where is Charlie as the play opens?
3. What is the name of the young woman who appears with Charlie in Act 1, Part 3?
4. Da reappears and talks about the funeral and _________________.
5. What job does Charlie's birth mother do?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the significance of the dementia scene with Charlie and Da?
2. Who is Mary and what does Charlie tell Da about her?
3. Why do Oliver's plans differ from Charlie's once Charlie sees Mary sitting on a bench reading?
4. Why does Charlie consider Da to be a millstone around his neck?
5. Who is Mrs. Prynne and why has she come to see Da in Act 2, Part 2?
6. What is the author's purpose for including this brief scene with Mary, Young Charlie and Da?
7. What does Da do when he appears the second time in the scene?
8. Why is the memory of Charlie having the memory regarding his birth mother so significant?
9. What information does Young Charlie overhear and how does he react to it?
10. Describe the fight between Charlie's parents after Mother runs into an old friend who is married to the man Mother had loved.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explain Leonard's use of symbolism and imagery in the play as related to the sunglasses sculpture. What does the sculpture represent? Which characters are especially affected by the sculpture and what does it mean to them?
Essay Topic 2
What is the overall setting setting for the play? Be sure to include geography, time period and any pertinent popular culture events. Why did Leonard choose to use these places in the drama?
Essay Topic 3
The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of disappointment. Identify at least two characters who either embody or experience disappointment then cite an example to support your answers.
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