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

2. What illness does J.S. think she has?

3. Which woman asks J.S. why she doesn't like them?

4. What did J.S. want to do when she was younger?

5. What does J.S. throw to the ground in anger?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Jelena get a black eye?

4. What is Melissa's feeling about the recorder in Scene 9?

5. How does J.S. describe Melissa?

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

7. Why is J.S. scratching?

8. How did Melissa stop her horrible nightmares?

9. What does J.S. accuse Melissa of near the end of Scene 13?

10. Describe the Bosnia that Zlata remembers.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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