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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 do Mike and Liz comment on as they enter the Lord house in Act 1, Part 3?

2. What does Sandy confess that he has done with regard to the magazine article about Seth?

3. How does Mike imagine Tracy?

4. What does Seth tell Margaret he can sense?

5. What does Dexter refer to Tracy as, causing her to become furious?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Dexter respond to Tracy's criticism of herself for the previous night, and why is it important to the main theme of the play?

2. What does Dexter reveal about their marriage in Act 2, Scene 1, Part 1, and why does it make Tracy stop and think?

3. What does the character of Seth represent as he is first mentioned in the play?

4. What would Seth's absence from the wedding lead people to believe and how does Sandy plan to prevent it?

5. What is relevant about the conversation between Tracy and Mike before he exits to get ready for her pre-wedding dinner?

6. How do Tracy and Margaret's marriages compare, and what is the difference between how the two look at them?

7. How does Tracy appear when first meeting Mike and Liz and what is her intention?

8. What examples does Liz use to illustrate her point about the way a name doesn't always reflect character?

9. What does Mike say to Tracy after the pre-wedding dinner that she responds to, reminding her of Dexter?

10. Who is Sidney Kidd and what deal does Sandy make with him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the steps the Lord family takes to correct the situation they are in and why it is significant to Tracy's personal situation. How does it affect her development? Does it make it easier or more difficult? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze Sidney Kidd, his role in the play, and how the other characters respond to him. What are his surprising actions at the end of the play? Why do they either dispute or confirm the opinions of him for the other characters? What does Kidd represent to the subplot his character is involved in, and what does he highlight in the overall theme of the play?

Essay Topic 3

Tracy and Mike are naturally drawn together because of their similar journeys.

1) How are Tracy and Mike both facing similar problems with their outlook on life. In what ways are they different?

2) What main things has Tracy learned from Mike and what has he learned from her? Why are those lessons essential to the overall message in the play?

3) Which character traits do Tracy and Mike have that make them both receptive to each other?

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