The Heidi Chronicles Test | Final Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 115 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Heidi Chronicles Test | Final Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 115 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 is the agenda of this lunch between Heidi and her friend in Act 2, Scene 3?

2. What is Heidi currently doing during Act 2, Scene 3?

3. What event is taking place in Act 2, Scene 1, that brings the friends back together?

4. What year does Act 2, Scene 4 take place in?

5. What is Heidi's lunch partner constantly doing during lunch in Act 2, Scene 3?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Heidi's view of her role in feminism?

3. What is Heidi missing from other women?

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

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

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

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

8. What is happening during Heidi and Susan's lunch in 1984?

9. What views of feminism does Heidi end up sharing in her speech?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the relationship/feminist differences between Susan and Heidi, beginning with the high school dance in 1965.

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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