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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. How must Bella feel as her mother chastises her?

2. After what is Jay scrambling upstairs?

3. What is the setting of the play?

4. What does Grandma Kurnitz see no point in doing?

5. Describe Bella.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Jay scrambling upstairs?

2. What has hurt the family?

3. What role does Bella play in this scene?

4. What have the boys found intriguing?

5. What is clear about Eddie in this scene?

6. What does Louis share with the boys?

7. How do Jay's feelings for his uncle grow?

8. How are the boys helping out at their grandma's house?

9. How much time has gone by?

10. What does Louie do to help both the boys and himself?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Bella has her fantasy world into which she escapes.

Part 1) What fantasies does she have in this play?

Part 2) How does she handle these fantasies when they do not become reality?

Part 3) How does her character become more independent? What feelings does the growth in this character evoke in the audience and readers?

Essay Topic 2

Grandma Kurnitz is forced to view Bella differently.

Part 1) What is Grandma Kurnitz's original view of Bella?

Part 2) How does her view of her change?

Part 3) Why does she view Bella differently by the end of the play?

Essay Topic 3

The author has masterfully portrayed characters.

Part 1) Prove this statement to be correct, using the text.

Part 2) To which character can you relate? Why?

Part 3) How does this play reflect life?

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