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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. Which of the following does NOT characterize Ferguson?

2. Why does Laura say she wants to end the relationship?

3. Which of the following is NOT destroying Mr. Hudson?

4. What does Laura say she wants to do regarding her relationship with Ferguson?

5. What does Ferguson offer to give Barbara?

Short Essay Questions

1. What role does Mary play in the situation in Act 2, Scene 3?

2. What is the author's point in introducing Barbara into the story?

3. What is the dramatic point that is illuminated in Act 3?

4. What is the significance of the discussion about young doctors between Hochberg and McCabe?

5. Ferguson witnesses two extremes of the medical profession in Levine and Pete. Describe how the author provides contrast in these two characters.

6. What is the setting of Act 2, Scene 1 and what characters are involved as it begins?

7. How does Ferguson countermand Cunningham's orders for Dorothy's pain medication?

8. What does the mention of Barbara's abortion foreshadow for Ferguson?

9. How does the author show that Barbara is enamored with Ferguson?

10. What does Laura do when Ferguson tells her he had an affair with Barbara?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the significance of the play's title. What did the author mean by calling the play MEN IN WHITE? Cite an example to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the role of men in the 1930s when the men in the play are living their adult lives. What precedents do they feel compelled to follow? What restrictions do they have? What freedoms did they have that 21st century men do not have?

Essay Topic 3

MEN IN WHITE is a classic story of remaining true to yourself. What does that classification entail? Why does this play fit into this category. Explain.

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