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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 does Margaret say Dion is like?

2. What does Dion say is dead?

3. What does Margaret claim Dion always tells people?

4. What does Dion tell the boys they must inherit from their mother?

5. What does Cybel say is alright if you let it alone?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Cybel take Dion into her house?

2. What does the man tell Billy about the plan the firm have developed for his house?

3. Summarize the play.

4. Why is Mr. Brown angry at his business partner, Mr. Anthony?

5. How does Margaret react to Billy's death?

6. How does Cybel's mask hide who she is in reality?

7. How did Billy upset Dion when he was four-years-old?

8. How does Mrs. Anthony change her husband's mind about sending Dion to college?

9. Summarize Act 3, Scene 3.

10. How does Cybel change her appearance when Billy rings her doorbell?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pick two characters from the play and discuss their goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters' goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the play's chronological setting.

1. What were the main concerns during the 1920s? How does the author express these concerns?

2. How would the author change the play if it were set in today's society?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how Dion's alcoholism affected one of the following areas in his life:

1. Work.

2. Social life.

3. Self esteem.

4. Family.

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