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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 does Grandma do after chastising Bella?

2. To whom is this character speaking?

3. What has Eddie taken?

4. Who is speaking at the beginning of the scene?

5. Why does Bella stealthily enter the apartment?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Grandma react the way she does to Bella's behavior?

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

5. What have the boys found intriguing?

6. Why is the situation with Johnny convenient?

7. Why is Bella moving stealthily? What is the outcome?

8. Why is Jay scrambling upstairs?

9. What is the setting of the play?

10. What is clear about Eddie in this scene?

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

The war is good news for Eddie.

Part 1) What war?

Part 2) Why is this war good news for Eddie?

Part 3) What is difficult about Eddie's situation?

Essay Topic 3

The family meeting is climactic.

Part 1) What is a climax?

Part 2) How is this meeting climactic?

Part 3) Compare the play up to this point to the end of the play.

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