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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What item of his clothing has Shannon taken off?

2. What type of chicken does Maxine say she means?

3. What does Latta ask Shannon not to give him?

4. What does Hannah put around Nonno?

5. Where has Maxine been thinking of returning to?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

THE NIGHT OF THE IGUANA is a play. What are the differences between a film and a play in terms of the following:

1) Language

2) Character development

3) Structure

Essay Topic 2

Examine sex in the play.

1) How do the characters in the play view sex?

2) What does the representation of sex say about American society in the early sixties?

3) How did the public react to the novel's representation when it was first published? How would the public react to a similar book today?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Tennessee Williams' life. In what way is his life and personality is reflected in the play? Where could he have learned about the world of espionage? In what ways is he like or unlike the main character?

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