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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 are the boys trying to do?

2. Where are two strange men located?

3. What is Bella the only one who seems to understand?

4. How does the scene open?

5. Where has Eddie's sales route taken him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Eddie's experience as a salesman?

2. What will Eddie be doing to pay back the loan shark?

3. What does Grandma take away from Bella?

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

5. What do the boys come to understand about their father?

6. Why do the boys feel the way they do?

7. What do Bella and Jay think about what is hiding in Grandma's house?

8. Describe the boys' exit.

9. How do the boys become even more mesmerized by their uncle?

10. How grateful is Eddie for what his mother has done for him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Eddie loved his wife unconditionally.

Part 1) What has her death done to the family?

Part 2) How does he sacrifice himself for her?

Part 3) How does his sacrifice affect his children? What is the outcome of his sacrifice?

Essay Topic 2

Gert tries to be invisible.

Part 1) Why would she want to be invisible?

Part 2) When does she come out of hiding?

Part 3) How does she interact with the others when she does come out of hiding?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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