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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 does Nuna assume about America?

2. What does Jelena call being called "traumatized war victims"?

3. What does the nighttime visitor want?

4. Which of the women introduces the others?

5. With what does J.S. ask Melissa if she has a problem?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the women react to being told J.S. and Melissa want to help?

2. How does Melissa feel about comfort?

3. On what is Melissa writing her first book?

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

5. What is Melissa's background?

6. How does Scene 6 begin?

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

8. What does Melissa reveal about her resume?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Using at least three specific examples, discuss the significance of the tape recorder in "Necessary Targets."

Essay Topic 2

Please discuss the importance of coffee to the play's action and characters.

Essay Topic 3

Please choose at least three examples and discuss the way violence is portrayed in "Necessary Targets."

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