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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 Heidi say about feminism during this presentation?

2. What year does Act 2, Scene 3 open in?

3. What does this Prologue to Act 2 foreshadow?

4. How does Heidi hope to escape loneliness?

5. What hurts Heidi the most in regard to Peter and this interview situation in Act 2, Scene 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens during the show, "Hello New York" during Act 2, Scene 2?

2. Susan and Denise have something in mind for a television show. What do they want to do and how do they want Heidi to become involved?

3. What has happened to Susan's feminist point of view?

4. How are the two paintings that Heidi is discussing with her art history class in the Prologue to Act 2 similar?

5. What is Heidi's preference for an artist to do?

6. What is Peter's emotional state when Heidi comes to tell him good-bye in the AIDS ward during Act 2, Scene 5?

7. What happens when Lisa goes to take Scoop's phone call during her baby shower?

8. What is Heidi missing from other women?

9. Prior to the alumni association luncheon in Act 2, Scene 4, what has been the purpose of Heidi's adult life?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What point do you think the author is trying to make regarding the word "feminism?"

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

During the women's discussion group that Heidi attends with Susan, describe two of the characters and what they hope to achieve by attending the discussion group. Why do you think they are mentioned in the play? What do their characters suggest about the women's movement? Do you think each will continue with their points of view, based upon what you know from the play, or give it all up?

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