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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 the offstage voice in 'Suitcase' compare the women's smiles too?

2. How does Woman react to Visitor's suggestion about her husband's ancestors?

3. What does Visitor try to spray the suitcase with?

4. What does the audience learn about the character named Woman at the opening of 'Suitcase'?

5. What does Woman think about the suitcase?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Boxer tell Mr. Kimura he is confident in prior to the fight?

3. What does Woman bring on stage to show Visitor. What does the audience actually see Woman bring onto the stage?

4. What will Boxer wear on fight day for good luck?

5. What does Woman says is stuck on Visitor's Elbow?

6. Why does Boxer consider himself forgetful?

7. What thought preoccupies Boxer during round one?

8. What does Boxer record in his daily diary?

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

10. Why does Woman not want to open the suitcase? Why does Visitor think she has not opened it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define the term conflict. Choose one of Abe's plays and explain what the conflict is in the play and how that conflict is expressed in the plot.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Explain the symbolism in the ending of 'Cliff of Time'. What do you believe happened at the end of the story? What does your interpretation suggest about the message of the play?

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