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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 the young man's name that Tom invites over for dinner?
2. What does Tom say his father was thinking of when he left?
3. Who is the boy that Laura states she liked once?
4. What does Amanda think they will need to help get a gentleman caller for Laura?
5. What excuse does Ida Scott give Amanda for needing off the phone?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do Tom and Amanda wish for on the moon in scene five?
2. What does Amanda tell Laura she needs to cultivate?
3. How does Amanda describe the majority of her suitors and what became of them?
4. What does Tom warn Amanda about the gentleman caller that he has invited over?
5. What does Amanda ask Tom to do for Laura?
6. At the end of scene three what does Tom say to Amanda that makes her angry?
7. Why does Jim stick in Laura's mind so much when she only knew him in high school?
8. What reasons does Tom give for them not expecting to much of Laura in regards to the gentleman caller?
9. Why do you think Tom apologizes to Amanda?
10. Describe what Amanda wears to her D.A.R. meetings.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Tom says that in high school Jim was a hero and names off all his accomplishments. Does Jim become a hero after visiting the Wingfield residence? What occurs to bring you to this conclusion?
Essay Topic 2
Based on what we know of the characters and the stories told about the father what kind of personality can you deduct that he may have had? Describe how you think the courting process went between Amanda and her husband. If you think it is contrary to Amanda's stories then explain why.
Essay Topic 3
What was the significance in the story of showing that Amanda goes to D.A.R. meetings? Amanda mentioned a position that she was getting when she happened to stop into Laura's college. What kind of position do you think she would have been inducted ?
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