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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 characters are on stage when 'Suitcase' opens?

2. What does Visitor use to try and open the suitcase?

3. How much does the suitcase weigh?

4. What question does Woman ask Visitor shortly after revealing the contents of the suitcase?

5. Who does Woman accuse Visitor of collaborating with?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Visitor argue that Woman's marriage is in trouble?

2. What does the voice offstage in 'Suitcase' speak about? What facts does the voice reveal about the person he or she is speaking about?

3. In the play 'Suitcase', who does the suitcase belong to? What does this person say is in the suitcase?

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

5. Why does Woman's husband say the suitcase should not upset Woman?

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

7. What does the offstage voice coach Boxer to do in round two?

8. What does the stick reveal about himself at the end of the play?

9. What does Boxer record in his daily diary?

10. Why does Hippie Boy agree to sell the stick?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Describe the relevance of Mona Lisa in the play 'Suitcase'.

Essay Topic 3

In what play does the line "Nothing can intimidate/ The mask called a smile" come from? Analyze the quote in context of the play.

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