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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 Hannah want for her Grandfather?

2. Who did Shannon write a complete confession to?

3. When does Maxine say she never dresses?

4. Which part of the hotel does the play take place?

5. What song does Shannon say the Germans are singing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What two sexual experiences has Hannah had?

2. How did Fred die?

3. What does Hannah think Shannon's problem is?

4. Why does Hannah want to stay at the Costa Verde?

5. Why will Shannon receive no compensation?

6. What impresses Shannon about Hannah?

7. What does Shannon do when the rain begins to fall?

8. What is everyone doing after the storm?

9. What does Maxine offer Shannon?

10. What did Shannon see two beggars doing on the street in Mexico?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare the characters of Hannah and Shannon.

1) In what ways are they similar people?

2) Why does Williams suggest a real relationship could never develop between them?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the play's chronological setting.

1) What were the main concerns during the 1960s? How does the author express these concerns?

2) How would the author change the novel if it was set in today's society?

Essay Topic 3

How does living in a dead marriage affect someone mentally? Why did Maxine and Fred stay together? Would they have been any happier if they had split up?

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