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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the boys say goodbye to their grandmother?

2. Who does Jay want to help?

3. Why is Grandma verbally battling with Arty?

4. What can Eddie not allow his mother to see?

5. What is made even more intriguing for the boys?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There is more intrigue at this home than Arty and Jay could ever have imagined.

Part 1) What is intriguing to the boys?

Part 2) How does this intrigue make life more bearable for the boys?

Part 3) What does the audience learn about other characters through this intrigue?

Essay Topic 2

One of the themes is acceptance.

Part 1) How is this a theme?

Part 2) What is accepted in this play?

Part 3) How do the characters evolve, based on this theme?

Essay Topic 3

Two of Grandma Kurnitz's children died.

Part 1) How does she deal with their deaths?

Part 2) How does her behavior affect her surviving children?

Part 3) How does Grandma change throughout the play towards her living children?

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