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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. From what village is Azra?

2. To what country is J.S. going?

3. How is Melissa different than J.S. anticipated?

4. What does J.S. call her curiosity?

5. Which of the women is called "the gorgeous one"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Melissa's response to J.S.'s comment about her young age?

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

3. What is Jelena reminiscing about as Scene 5 opens?

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

5. How does J.S. feel after the first session with the women?

6. Why does Jelena want to get Azra a man at home?

7. What is Melissa's background?

8. How does Azra feel about Jelena's reminiscences?

9. Why doesn't Melissa eat the food J.S. offers her?

10. How does Scene 6 begin?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Scene 16, Zlata says, "We are dead--all of us--to the suffering." How is this quote representative of the message Ensler is trying to send through her work?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Who is Doona and what is her role in both the action and the theme of the play?

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