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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 smells does Li'l Bit describe in the first scene?

2. Who is Peck married to?

3. What represents the car in the first scene?

4. Who says that Boy Scouts are horny?

5. Who does Peck take fishing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Vogel transition from the scene with the three females in the kitchen talking about sex, to Li'l Bit's first driving lesson.

2. What does Li'l Bit have to say about why she is kicked out of school in 1970?

3. Who is Li'l Bit's cousin and what is his name?

4. Why does Li'l Bit say that Peck can be a brain surgeon?

5. Why does Peck refer to the car as a "she"?

6. Peck talks Li'l Bit into lying beside him in the bed, promising nothing happens. Li'l Bit agrees. How does this make her feel?

7. What does Peck pantomime in the first scene?

8. Why does Li'l Bit tell Peck to stop being bad during the first scene?

9. How do Peck and Li'l Bit define Peck being good?

10. What three things does a married woman need to be able to use, according to Grandma?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Li'l Bit's breasts draw attention from family and classmates. Describe how this affects Li'l Bit, giving examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

Peck is often seen comforting Li'l Bit. Give examples of this. Why do you think he wants to comfort Li'l Bit? Is it only because of his sexual feelings?

Essay Topic 3

Peck refers to his car as a "she". Explain his reasons for doing so and why you think that Li'l Bit does the same. Is this a practice you witness outside of this play? Give examples.

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