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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 J.S. hear Melissa doing at the beginning of Scene 15?

2. What does J.S. tell Zlata she wants in Scene 8?

3. In what way does Zlata say J.S. looks different without her makeup?

4. Who did Dad have to watch get carved with a knife?

5. What does J.S. notice about the ointment?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the Bosnia that Zlata remembers.

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

3. Why does J.S. not sing anymore?

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

5. Why is J.S. scratching?

6. How does Scene 10 open?

7. What happened to Zlata's parents?

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

9. How does Nuna feel about her mixed heritage?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

In the scene by the river, Melissa asks the women what they are all waiting for. Please choose three of the refugees and explain what they are waiting for and how those things connect them to one another.

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