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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. Who holds Seada while she tells her story?

2. Which character is of mixed ethnic heritage?

3. Who is sleeping in J.S.'s bed as Scene 9 opens?

4. What illness does Zlata tell J.S. she has?

5. What is the name of Azra's cow?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What actually happened to Seada's baby?

3. Why does Nuna think J.S doesn't like them?

4. How does J.S. describe Melissa?

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

6. How does J.S. calm Seada in Scene 14?

7. How does Nuna feel about her mixed heritage?

8. How did Melissa stop her horrible nightmares?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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

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