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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 Nuna say she is waiting for?

2. Which woman strips her clothes off while dancing?

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

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

5. Which of the women has a black eye in Scene 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. What significant compliment does Zlata give J.S. in Scene 16?

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

3. Describe the Bosnia that Zlata remembers.

4. What actually happened to Seada's baby?

5. How does Nuna feel about her mixed heritage?

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

7. What is Zlata's theory about how the war happened?

8. Why is J.S. scratching?

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

10. What happened to Zlata's parents?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Please discuss the importance of coffee to the play's action and characters.

Essay Topic 2

Please explain how Melissa is a foil to J.S. Be specific.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the ways in which these women are healed by one another.

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