View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Tony's job during the war?

2. What is Susan waiting for as Act 1, Scene 5 begins?

3. Who does Susan ask Brock to call?

4. In what month does Act 1, Scene 3 take place?

5. What does Mick do when Susan shoots the gun?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Lazar not give Susan his real name before he leaves her?

2. How does Act 1, Scene 7 begin?

3. What does Susan's gun symbolize in this scene?

4. What does Alice ask Susan as Susan packs?

5. What is the significance of the word "plenty" as Susan mentions the party food?

6. Who is Mick and how does he enter the scene?

7. What is Susan's latest plan to add some excitement to her life?

8. What is the setting for Act 2, Scene 12?

9. What is the setting for Act 1, Scene 4?

10. Susan is with Lazar with whom she experienced the pinnacle of excitement in her life yet she is now eager to leave him too.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author uses more than one theme in the play. Identify at least two themes in the play. Then cite an example to support each theme.

Essay Topic 2

The role of women is a main topic addressed in this story. Explain the theme that extends through all the female characters. What is the presumed role of women in Britain during the 1940s and 1950s? Explain by giving examples.

Essay Topic 3

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of good vs. evil. Identify at least two characters who embody both good and evil and then cite an example to support your answers.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 806 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample