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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 year does Act 1, Scene 3 open in?

2. Who does Heidi meet at the party in Act 1, Scene 2, that turns out to be a life-long friend?

3. What is Peter's current occupation in Act 1, Scene 5?

4. What is the focus of the group of women meeting in Act 1, Scene 3?

5. Who arrives and begins to make fun of Heidi's and Debbie's protest?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Heidi react to Susan's instructions?

2. What is the topic of conversation between Heidi and Scoop once Peter and Lisa head off to dance?

3. What is Heidi doing at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2?

4. What is the significance of "Ladies Choice" at the dance?

5. Describe Heidi's personality.

6. How do Heidi and Peter meet?

7. Heidi criticizes the painting of Lily Martin Spencer for a particular reason. What is that reason?

8. What does Scoop possess that Heidi wishes she had more of? What does she question?

9. Why does Heidi's old friend Peter show up at the protest?

10. Describe at least two of the women who are present at the consciousness-raising discussion in the church basement.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When the play opens, Heidi is discovering the roles of men and women in the mid-60's. How does the experience at the high school dance shape Heidi's point of view throughout the play?

Essay Topic 2

Was there ever a chance that Scoop and Heidi would become a couple? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

What is the significance of the John Lennon memorial and where the characters are in their lives?

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