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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Tracy think she hears as she and Sandy are talking about Mike's feelings for her?
2. What happened to Tracy when she got into the water, as Mike explains to Dexter and George?
3. What do George and Dexter argue over before Mike returns in the second part of Act 2, Scene 2?
4. What does Tracy promise Dexter at the end of Act 3, Part 2?
5. How do Tracy and Mike greet each other in Act 3, Part 1?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
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 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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