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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 is Liz looking at while Mike and Sandy are talking in the third part of Act 1?

2. What was the only trouble Dexter gave her, according to Tracy?

3. What does the magazine want in return for not publishing the article about Seth?

4. What does Tracy want Liz to do at her wedding?

5. What does Sandy suggest might happen if Mike and Liz get to know the family?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the elaborate plan the family invents to preserve their reputation?

3. What is the significance of Tracy's drinking, and how is it illustrated in the play?

4. What is Tracy trying to figure out about Mike after reading his stories, and what is significant about her observation of him?

5. How does Liz explain her feelings for Mike to Sandy, what would make her fight for him, and why does she feel she does not have to?

6. 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?

7. What does the audience learn about Tracy's first marriage in the first part of Act 1?

8. What is the interesting interaction between Mike and Sandy at the beginning of Act 1, Part 3?

9. How does Tracy appear on the morning of her wedding, what types of things is she asking about, and why are they important?

10. What is Dexter's problem with Tracy's pending marriage as he explains before he exits, leaving his wedding present for her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

As Mike and Liz are talking, they analyze what people's names might represent. How are Dexter and George pre-judged based on their names alone? Do those judgments turn out to be right or wrong? Why? What point does Liz make about Mike's name? Why is that relevant to the way he is viewing Dexter? What other examples does Liz use to illustrate her point that you cannot always judge a book by its cover, or in this case, a people by their names?

Essay Topic 3

What are the key points that Dexter makes about Tracy during their argument before the pre-wedding dinner? Why do these points have such an impact on Tracy? What do they confirm about her personality that she may have already been thinking? How does Tracy choose to respond to them? Why?

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