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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 say she should just call him?

2. What does Joe tell Sunny all she has to do?

3. How does Lala react to this greeting?

4. What happens after Joe leaves, and Sunny stands center stage and thinks?

5. What makes Adolph refer to Lala as "Scarlett O'Goldberg?"

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

It is known early on that Joe is different from the rest of the characters.

Part 1) How is he different? Why is he so different?

Part 2) How is his character important in this play? Could the play exist without him? Why or why not?

Part 3) How does he influence the other characters? Why is he able to be so influential?

Essay Topic 2

There is a great deal of tension in this play.

Part 1) Give two examples of this tension. Why does this tension exist?

Part 2) How do the attitudes and opinions of those outside the family play in the family's identity?

Part 3) How does the tension in Europe reinforce the tension in this family's home and in American society?

Essay Topic 3

Joe and Sunny have a mutual attraction.

Part 1) Why are they attracted to one another? How does their attraction make later conflicts more dramatic?

Part 2) What do others think of their mutual attraction? Do the others accept it? Why or why not?

Part 3) How do the qualities they find attractive in one another also lead to the conflict between them?

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