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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Grandma Kurnitz leave the room?

2. About what is Bella adamant?

3. How does Bella arrive home?

4. What has Louie given her?

5. What does Grandma Kurnitz try to impress on her daughter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Bella's naïveté makes her seem like a child.

Part 1) How does this affect the way she treats Arty and Jay?

Part 2) What are her mother's thoughts on her behavior?

Part 3) Why is she child-like?

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

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?

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