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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 many legs does Woman say a spider has?

2. How do the women feel about the Suitcases speech?

3. What does the speaker in 'Suitcase' compare Mona Lisa's smile to?

4. Who does Woman say is in the suitcase?

5. What does Woman think about Visitors comment about her marriage?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Boxer want Mr. Kimura to arrange and why?

2. What comment does Hippie Girl make about the world?

3. What will happen if Boxer loses this fight?

4. Does Boxer win or lose the fight at the end of the play?

5. Who does Woman from Hell go to check on and what do we learn about that person?

6. What is Woman going to make her husband for dinner?

7. What does Boxer dream about eating one day?

8. What does Boxer think of his lifestyle? What are some of his daily routines?

9. How do Hippie Boy and Girl use the stick?

10. What was the message Boxer received in his fortune cookies? Who did he tell about it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Kobe Abe's biographical information and how it influences the play 'The Man who Turned into a Stick'.

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of Abe's plays and discuss the theme of that play. Be sure to discuss how Abe addresses that theme throughout the play, symbolically and otherwise.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how the three plays in this collection are linked and why Abe chose to place these three plays in one collection? Start with 'Suitcase' and continue through 'The Man who Turned into a Stick.' Make sure to address the points in each play that share similar themes with the previous plays.

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