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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. When does Amanda tell Tom she will speak to him?

2. What is it that Amanda claims has made her a witch?

3. When Tom stands up from the table Amanda tells him he is not excused. What does he tell her he is going to go get?

4. Who is the boy that Laura states she liked once?

5. How does the conversation end between Amanda and Ida Scott regarding the magazine subscription?

Short Essay Questions

1. Amanda doesn't believe that Tom goes to the movies every night. What does she allude to that she believes Tom is doing?

2. Describe the places where Laura visits while she was supposed to be in her college classes.

3. How is the play conducted to show that it is a memory?

4. What is Tom's role in the play?

5. What are some of the things Tom lists that he hates about the warehouse?

6. Why do you think Tom apologizes to Amanda?

7. What reasons are discussed for the lack of gentlemen callers that Laura will be receiving that evening in scene one?

8. What does Tom warn Amanda about the gentleman caller that he has invited over?

9. Describe what Amanda wears to her D.A.R. meetings.

10. What reasons does Tom give for them not expecting to much of Laura in regards to the gentleman caller?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jim breaks the unicorn in Amanda's glass collection. She says that it may be a blessing because now that one can fit in with the horses and won't be all alone. Do you think that this is a reflection of what Jim did to Amanda? Do you think that he has chipped away the part of her that kept her separate from the others like her? What makes you think that?

Essay Topic 2

What do you think happened to Laura after Tom and Jim left the apartment? What do you think became of Amanda? What do you get from the play that leads you to these conclusions?

Essay Topic 3

Tom tells Amanda that they shouldn't expect to much from Laura. Do you think that Amanda expects to much from Jim's visit or that Tom expected to little? What does it tell us about Tom that he didn't tell Jim about his sister when he invited him over for dinner?

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