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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gabriel do when Lyons tries to help him?

2. Troy stops the conversation with Rose about his affair by saying he is going ________ (fill in the blank).

3. What argument does Troy use to talk Rose into taking care of the baby?

4. As Lyons arrives calling for her, Rose comes out to tell him what?

5. At the very end of the play, who is NOT there watching Gabriel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the relationship between Rose and Troy. In your analysis, include the following topics: Rose's ultimatum to Troy before they married, Troy's treatment of Rose and her treatment of him throughout the play, Rose's reaction to Troy's affair, and ways in which the couple's relationship changes by the end of the play.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the evolution of Troy and Bono's relationship, explaining how long the two had been friends, how their relationship could be described at the beginning of the play, as well as how and why it changed by the end of the play.

Essay Topic 3

Explain how foreshadowing is used effectively in the play. Give examples of at least five instances in which foreshadowing comes into play--both from the standpoint of the foreshadowing itself and the event or dialogue it predicts.

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