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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 Bill begin to do?

2. Why is Jackie happy to see Mr. Katz?

3. About what does Mrs. Bellotti whine?

4. Why can this character not sleep in?

5. What is this play about?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the Girl try to help Paul?

2. What does the Girl ask Bill if he has heard? How does he respond?

3. How does Paul handle their reply about his grandfather?

4. Why does Paul leave the hotel?

5. About what does April complain?

6. Describe the Hotel Baltimore.

7. What does the group discuss after Suzy has left?

8. How does the Girl try to engage Paul in a conversation?

9. What does the Girl come back into the lobby and tell Mr. Katz about the hotel management company?

10. How does the Girl get Mr. Morse to come out of the closet?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author is trying to tell the reader that a person's circumstances do not define him or her.

Part 1) How do circumstances not define a person, according to the author?

Part 2) Give two examples of this from the play.

Part 3) Do you agree with the author? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

The play ends without the audience knowing what will become of any of the characters.

Part 1) Describe the ending of the play.

Part 2) Predict what will happen in the future for these characters, based on what you know of them.

Part 3) What is the author's purpose for ending the play this way? What are your thoughts on this ending?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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