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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 it that Laura tells Amanda she couldn't handle looking at?
2. 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?
3. What does Amanda do with Laura's typewriter keyboard diagram?
4. What is the magazine called that Amanda is gathering subscriptions for?
5. Tom explains that the last they heard from their father he sent them a postcard from somewhere near the Pacific coast of Mexico with no return address. What was written on the postcard?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where does Amanda tell Tom that most people get their adventure at?
2. Why do you think Tom apologizes to Amanda?
3. What does Amanda tell Tom he could afford if he would quit smoking?
4. Describe what Amanda wears to her D.A.R. meetings.
5. Amanda doesn't believe that Tom goes to the movies every night. What does she allude to that she believes Tom is doing?
6. What are some of the things Tom lists that he hates about the warehouse?
7. In what way does Amanda tell Tom she wouldn't mind him emulating his father?
8. What does Tom tell Amanda that they are going to have the following night?
9. What is the reason that Laura quit her college classes?
10. What is Amanda worried will happen if Tom happens to leave?
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
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?
Essay Topic 3
The fact that Tom paid The Union of Merchant Seamen instead of the light bill shows us something about Tom. Do you think that it shows that Tom has had enough and feels like he has to leave or that he has become callous in not caring what happens to his mother and sister? What do you see about Tom that makes you believe this?
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