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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 Visitor tell Woman the suitcase is testing?

2. What does Visitor believe the suitcase responds to in 'Suitcase'?

3. What does the voice say can intimidate a smile?

4. What does woman wonder out loud about Visitor?

5. Why can't Woman ignore the suitcase?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Visitor think it would be difficult to open the suitcase? What does she realize upon a better look?

2. What speech does the suitcase make that the end of the play?

3. What falls from the sky at the start of 'The Man Who Turned into a Stick'? What does the audience realize the object is?

4. Why does Visitor think the suitcase is left out for Woman?

5. Why does Boxer consider himself forgetful?

6. What is 'The Man Who Turned into a Stick' a metaphor for?

7. What does Hippie Boy accuse Man and Woman from Hell of doing?

8. How does Boxer's body feel in round three?

9. What does Visitor use to try and open the suitcase? What happens when Visitor tries to open the suitcase?

10. What does Boxer dream about eating one day?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the importance of monologue in the play 'Cliff of Time'. How does Abe use monologue to create the plot in this story? Be sure to include the definition of monologue in your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the two main characters of 'Suitcase'. Which is the protagonist or do both characters carry that title? How does Abe construct a plot in a play which contains only two characters who are physically present on stage?

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of Abe's play to discuss the role the offstage voice plays. How does the offstage voice contribute to the theme of the play and what message do they deliver? How is the offstage voice used effectively or ineffectively? How does the offstage voice relate to the characters and vice versa.

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