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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of drink does Dion get from Billy's drink cabinet?

2. What is the only thing Billy is wearing in this scene?

3. What does Margaret say Billy's face looked like?

4. What does the draftsman call Billy Brown?

5. Where does Act 3, Scene 2 take place?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the values of the 1920s.

1. In what way are the characters a product of their time?

2. How does the play express the changes America was going through at the time?

3. Does modern society share any values with 1920s America?

Essay Topic 2

How did the public react to the play when it was first published? How would the public react to a similar play today?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss elements of the narrative structure: Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the play's themes?

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