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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. Whom does Estelle get the most attention from?
2. What does Estelle ask Garcin to do in Part 4?
3. Whose marriage did Inez break up?
4. Estelle would rather escape from the room than what?
5. Why does Inez offer Estelle a place on her couch?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do you think is the worst thing Garcin did to his wife?
2. Sartre uses a mirror as a symbol in Part 3. Describe how the mirror is important to understanding the character of Estelle.
3. What does Garcin mean when he says that he can see where talking to each other will lead?
4. What is Inez guilty of?
5. Why is Estelle so upset when she sees Olga tell one of her lovers the truth?
6. Although both Inez and Garcin pressure Estelle into telling them why she is in the room, at the end of the section, why is Estelle only angry with Inez and not Garcin?
7. Why does Inez lie about Estelle's pimple?
8. Why do you think that Inez would rather deal with hell face to face?
9. Do you think that Garcin really would prefer physical torture? Which would you prefer--physical or mental anguish of this kind?
10. In this section of the play, Estelle asks Garcin to hold her. Why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Estelle is characterized as the most selfish of the three characters. Explain the details Sartre uses to show these aspects of her character, including her physical description, her behavior in the room as well as her actions before.
Chose one:
A) Consider her life before: her marriage, affair and pregnancy. What do these details demonstrate about her as a person?
B) Consider her behavior in the room. How does she act, and how do you think that her treatment of Garcin and Inez contributes to the overall conflict of the play?
Essay Topic 2
Chose either Garcin, Estelle, or Inez and write a detailed character sketch, that includes not only information about their actions and feelings, but also about their use by the author to demonstrate ideas about guilt, denial, cowardice and cruelty. Use specific examples that demonstrate your ideas about their characterizations.
Essay Topic 3
Near the end of the play, Garcin and Estelle make ready to flee the room. Describe what happens when the door opens. Consider the following questions: Why does Garcin want to leave the room? Why does Estelle want to leave the room? Does Inez want to leave the room? Why or why not.
In addition, decide what you would do, if you were in their circumstances. Would you leave the room? Why or why not?
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