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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Joe do when he sees how beautiful Sunny is?
2. What does Sunny do when she says she does know a bit of Yiddish?
3. What does Peachy say that he might be interested in doing?
4. To what does Joe compare his experience that night?
5. What does Sunny know when Joe suggests she should have a pretty good idea about what happened?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Boo is in denial over several issues.
Part 1) What are these issues? Why is she unable to accept what other tell her?
Part 2) How does this denial reflect how important Judaism is in her life?
Part 3) How is the role Judaism plays in her life in conflict with the fact she is Jewish and others know she is Jewish? Why is she considered a Jew, even though she does not practice the religion?
Essay Topic 2
There is dramatic scene in Act II between Sunny and Joe.
Part 1) How is this the thematic and dramatic climax of the play?
Part 2) Why does this confrontation take place? How do their differences and lack of understanding play into this confrontation?
Part 3) What is ironic about what directly follows this confrontation?
Essay Topic 3
There is a central theme in this play.
Part 1) What is this theme? How do you know this is a central theme?
Part 2) How do these characters change throughout the play based on this theme? What do they each discover?
Part 3) What is the author's purpose for the reader or audience, according to the theme? What is the reader or audience member supposed to learn?
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