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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What seemingly mundane question does J.S. ask of Melissa near the end of Scene 1?
(a) What the food is like.
(b) What to wear.
(c) How the cell phone service is.
(d) What the weather is like.

2. In what country does Scene 2 take place?
(a) Haiti.
(b) Rwanda.
(c) Bosnia.
(d) Iraq.

3. What is so remarkable about J.S.'s suitcase?
(a) Everything matches.
(b) Everything is in a separate plastic bag.
(c) Everything is new.
(d) Everything is wrapped in tissue paper.

4. What is J.S.'s occupation?
(a) Journalist.
(b) Social worker.
(c) Photographer.
(d) Psychiatrist.

5. What does J.S. do in Scene 2 to signal she will stay?
(a) She announces she will stay.
(b) She throws her suitcase on the bed.
(c) She hangs up a piece of clothing.
(d) She takes off her shoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which woman tells Melissa she doesn't want to be recorded?

2. What does Melissa say she isn't big on?

3. What does J.S. offer Melissa to eat?

4. What does the nighttime visitor call J.S.?

5. What was J.S. told Melissa would be?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is J.S.'s suitcase like?

2. How does J.S. think staying at the barracks will affect her work?

3. What is it that Seada wants in Scene 6?

4. How does Melissa feel about comfort?

5. How does Scene 6 begin?

6. How does J.S. react to Seada in Scene 6?

7. How does Melissa see the first meeting as having gone?

8. On what is Melissa writing her first book?

9. How do Melissa's shoes become part of the conversation?

10. What does Melissa reveal about her resume?

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