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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 the Girl want to know about the Pioneer Hotel?

2. About what does April Green complain?

3. Why is Mrs. Bellotti concerned?

4. What has the hotel seen?

5. What does Bill mention is being torn down?

Short Essay Questions

1. Of what does Alice remind Suzy?

2. How does Mr. Katz show that she is correct?

3. What does April tell Jamie to reassure him?

4. How does the the Girl refocus the conversation after Suzy's second exit?

5. What information does Paul share with the girl?

6. What happens when the Girl gets a phone call from her pimp?

7. How does the play open?

8. How does Act 2 open?

9. What does Bill suggest Mrs. Bellotti do?

10. What does April catch Bill doing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The characters in the broken down hotel are all vulnerable or broken in some way.

Part 1) Describe the characters.

Part 2) Why are they broken down?

Part 3) Will they ever be able to get out of this broken down state? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

The Girl remains nameless.

Part 1) Describe the Girl.

Part 2) Does she seem to notice or mind not being called by a name? Why might be the reason for the way she reacts to being called Girl?

Part 3) What is the author's purpose in leaving her nameless?

Essay Topic 3

The play was written in 1973.

Part 1) When is this play supposed to take place? Does it seem like that, as you read it? Why or why not?

Part 2) Could this play take place at any time? Why or why not?

Part 3) What updates would you make to the play? Why?

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