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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. As Scene 7 opens, which woman is crying?

2. Who is applying the beauty product?

3. What has Melissa received about which she is excited?

4. In Scene 10, what does Azra say she is waiting for?

5. What is Melissa doing as Scene 9 opens?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Nuna feel about her mixed heritage?

2. Describe the stage as it appears at the opening of Scene 7.

3. What is Seada doing at the start of Scene 14?

4. How does J.S. get Azra out of the hole?

5. How did Melissa stop her horrible nightmares?

6. Why is Azra in a hole in Scene 12?

7. What are the things that J.S. and Zlata say might drive them to violence?

8. What is the significance of J.S. hearing Melissa vomit?

9. What actually happened to Seada's baby?

10. What is the argument about the alcohol in Scene 13?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Who are the "Necessary Targets" of the play and how does the title connect to the text of the play?

Essay Topic 3

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

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