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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. Where does Tom tell Amanda he is going to?

3. What is the gentleman's position at the warehouse?

4. What does Tom warn his mother that James doesn't know about?

5. What did it say in the Personal Section of the yearbook about Jim and Emily Meisenback?

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 Laura she needs to cultivate?

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

5. What does Amanda tell Tom he could afford if he would quit smoking?

6. Why does Laura want Tom to apologize to Amanda?

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

8. At the end of scene three what does Tom say to Amanda that makes her angry?

9. What does Amanda tell Tom to wait on before he leaves for the merchant marines?

10. When and where does the story take place?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

You are allowed to hear two phone calls that Amanda made while she was trying to sell the magazine subscriptions. What are you able to learn about her character listening to her end of the conversation? Do you think that she was successful in her attempts to sell the subscriptions? Why or why not?

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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