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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 does Anna tell Tom regarding his last comment about her future?

2. Who is another one of Anna's suitors?

3. When Mary is about to ask Anna if she would like to go for some coffee, what stops her?

4. What does Anna refuse to do?

5. What does Tom tell Anna regarding her future?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are Dave and his friends?

2. How are Anna and Dave united in their desires?

3. How is Ann, most of the time, when she tries to envision herself?

4. What interrupts Anna and Harry's conversation?

5. What is the setting of this play?

6. What does Dave lament?

7. What does Dave say about a therapist?

8. What happens to Anna when Dave leaves?

9. What does Dave do when the phone rings again?

10. What are Dave's thoughts about Harry? How does Anna respond to Harry's comments?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Anna's child provides a sense of future.

Part 1) Why does Anna believe this?

Part 2) Do you agree with Ann? Why or why not?

Part 3) What role do Anna and Mary's children play in the happiness of these women? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Dave is not completely happy.

Part 1) Why is he not completely happy?

Part 2) What does he believe might make him happy? Why does he believe this?

Part 3) Do you believe he will be happy with the decision he makes? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Anna has a vision of a tiger.

Part 1) Describe this vision. How is this vision symbolic?

Part 2) Why might the author have chosen this as the title of the play?

Part 3) How is this tiger vision connected to the theme?

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