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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 was Seada holding when she ran from her house?

2. Which of the women has a story none of the others know?

3. How does Zlata finish J.S.'s sentence, "It's the..."?

4. What designer nightgown is J.S. wearing in Scene 8?

5. What happened to Zlata's parents?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is J.S. scratching?

3. Describe the Bosnia that Zlata remembers.

4. How does Scene 10 open?

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

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

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

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

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

Who is Doona and what is her role in both the action and the theme of the play?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Compare the effect the trip to Bosnia has on Melissa vs. the effect it has on J.S. Please be specific.

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