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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 hotel is Heidi speaking at in Act 2, Scene 4?

2. Why does Heidi think the artist is "copping out" in the Prologue to Act 2?

3. What are Heidi's feelings toward other women in Act 2, Scene 4?

4. Where does Heidi compare herself to other women?

5. Who are the other two guests who join Heidi on the show in Act 2, Scene 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Heidi's reaction to the show / topic?

2. What is Heidi missing from other women?

3. What is currently going on with Scoop, Peter and Heidi during Act 2, Scene 2?

4. Why does Heidi's explanation of why she is leaving hurt Peter?

5. What is Heidi's topic of her speech in 1986 to her high school alumni association?

6. What has happened in Heidi's life while she's been in Europe?

7. In terms of relationships, what are differences between Lisa and Heidi?

8. What decision does Heidi make in Scene 5, Act 2, regarding her future and why?

9. What is Heidi so critical of in the painting she is discussing in the Prologue to Act 2?

10. What does Heidi do to cheer Peter up at the end of Act 2, Scene 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Heidi decides to stay in New York after visiting Peter in the AIDS ward. Heidi has many relationships throughout the play in terms of both male and female friends. What are the "not so obvious" aspects of her relationship with Peter that would cause Heidi to leave a fiance in Europe, but stay in New York after Peter breaks down? What were Peter's reasons for wanting her to stay? Do you feel it was selfish of him to stand in her way? Do you think Heidi was being selfish as well?

Essay Topic 3

By the end of the play, what does Heidi do to bring a wholeness to her life?

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