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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. Who grabs J.S. in the dark in Scene 6?

2. What is Melissa doing when J.S. enters Scene 2?

3. What item does Melissa take from J.S.'s suitcase?

4. What does J.S. do in Scene 2 to signal she will stay?

5. What does Azra say she had instead of sex?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Scene 6 begin?

2. Why are the women so skeptical about J.S. and Melissa's intentions?

3. How does Melissa feel about moving to a hotel?

4. Describe the opening scene.

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

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

7. How does J.S. feel about going to a hotel?

8. Describe the setting of Scene 2.

9. What does Melissa reveal about her resume?

10. How does J.S. answer Zlata's question, "What do you want with us?"

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Using at least three examples, explain how Ensler makes use of theatrical conventions in this drama.

Essay Topic 2

Choose any three of Aristotle's 6 elements of theater and discuss their use in "Necessary Targets."

Essay Topic 3

How does Ensler use masks, both physical and emotional, to advance the theme of pretense in this play?

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