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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. Who were banned from the house by her father, according to Tracy?

2. Where did Dinah get the magazine she is reading in Act 1, Part 1?

3. What is Dexter carrying as he enters Act 2, Scene 1, Part 1?

4. What do Margaret and Tracy think about her upcoming marriage?

5. Where does George work?

Short Essay Questions

1. What important lesson does Tracy say she has learned from Mike as they are at the pool? How does he respond?

2. What does Mike tell Tracy about her upcoming marriage at the pool, and how does she respond?

3. What do the lengths the Lord family is willing to go through say about their priorities?

4. What does the family do in Act 2, Scene 1, Part 2 that indicates a change in their priorities?

5. What do Tracy and Mike decide about the previous evening's events and the wedding? Also, how does Tracy begin to realize exactly what might have happened?

6. What is the first impression of Mike and why is it significant?

7. How does George respond to Dexter's gift, and what does that cause Tracy to notice in him?

8. What do Tracy and Seth dispute over before her pre-wedding dinner, and why does it affect Tracy?

9. What two things does Dexter do while Mike is carrying Tracy into the house that depict his feelings for Tracy?

10. Why was George angry at the pre-wedding dinner, and what reason does Tracy give for her actions?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the connection between Tracy and Dexter and how it developed from the beginning of the play to the conclusion. Why is the ending so effective in illustrating their connection? What does their relationship prove to Tracy and how does it reinforce what she is learning? Has Dexter changed at all during the play in order to reestablish the connection? If so, in what ways? Most importantly, how does their marriage at the end complete Tracy's journey and make her "human?" What does that really mean for her and why is it an important part of her happiness?

Essay Topic 2

What is Dinah and Tracy's relationship? How is it depicted in the beginning of the play? Describe what Dinah does to cause Tracy to remember the events of the night before with Mike. How does it alert some of the other characters to those events and contribute to the possible doubt of the pending marriage? Why was it necessary to establish Tracy and Dinah's interaction with one another early, and how does it prepare the audience for Dinah's part in revealing the information about Tracy and Mike's evening? Why do you think the author chooses Dinah to be the messenger for this information?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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