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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Boxer accept at the end of round 4?

2. What instrument signals the end of a round in 'The Cliff of Time'?

3. What does Boxer admit his lifestyle is doing to him?

4. What does the voice in round two tell Boxer to do?

5. What does the audience learn is Boxer's motto in round 2?

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 both the literal and symbolic meaning of the suitcase in the play 'Suitcase'. What does the suitcase represent in the play?

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the titles in parentheses in Abe's play and explain why Abe chose that title and how it relates to the message of the play.

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