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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 Laura offers to clear the table what activities does Amanda suggest she go do?
2. How many gentlemen callers does Laura predict there will be?
3. What is the magazine called that Amanda is gathering subscriptions for?
4. What is it about Tom that make it clear he has been drinking when he returns home?
5. What does Amanda want to be certain the gentlemen caller doesn't do that her husband did?
Short Essay Questions
1. At the end of scene three what does Tom say to Amanda that makes her angry?
2. In what way does Amanda tell Tom she wouldn't mind him emulating his father?
3. What does Amanda tell Tom to wait on before he leaves for the merchant marines?
4. What reasons does Tom give for them not expecting to much of Laura in regards to the gentleman caller?
5. What does Amanda ask Tom to do for Laura?
6. What does Amanda tell Laura she needs to cultivate?
7. What does Tom warn Amanda about the gentleman caller that he has invited over?
8. What does Amanda seem concerned about when she learns that Laura has dropped out of college?
9. What are some of the things that Amanda wants Laura to do instead of clearing the table in scene one?
10. How does Amanda describe the majority of her suitors and what became of them?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Would the family had been better off if Jim had not come to dinner? Would Tom have stayed longer even though he had already paid his dues to The Union of Merchant Seamen? What makes you think this?
Essay Topic 2
Describe the differences between Tom and Laura. What is it about their temperaments that have made them react so differently to Amanda? Do you think it is possible that she treats Laura and Tom differently? If so why and how?
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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