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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 was J.S. told Melissa would be?

2. What is Melissa doing during Scene 6?

3. What does Melissa say she needs her shoes to be?

4. What is Jelena's lover's name?

5. What is Seada holding?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Nuna react to being asked to start at the women's meeting in Scene 3?

2. On what is Melissa writing her first book?

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

4. What is the topic of the initial conversation between J.S. and Melissa in Scene 2?

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

6. What does Melissa reveal about her resume?

7. Describe the setting of Scene 2.

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

9. What happens after J.S. and Melissa laugh together?

10. Describe the opening scene.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the ways in which these women are healed by one another.

Essay Topic 2

Using at least three examples, explain how Ensler portrays the emotional transformation of J.S. through physical action.

Essay Topic 3

How does Ensler use the character of Zlata to embody the perennial "Us vs. Them" conflict?

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