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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. Shep is a rebel and resents what?

2. For what do Frank and April thank each other?

3. What does Frank do with the pile of papers on his desk?

4. What happens to April Wheeler's acting during the second act?

5. When April tells Frank to leave her alone, what does he do?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the children respond to their parents' moods?

2. How does Shep meet Milly? What happens to their relationship?

3. How does April feel after the play? How does this affect her relationship with her husband?

4. How does Frank's mood affect his productivity?

5. How does Frank's father feel when they return from the city?

6. What has happened to John Givings?

7. How did Frank and April's relationship begin?

8. How does Frank feel about seeing his wife on stage?

9. How did April want to handle the situation she and Frank had been in early in their relationship?

10. How does Frank react to April's mood?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author quickly reveals the flaws in the various characters.

Part 1) How are these characters first perceived? How are their flaws soon revealed?

Part 2) What is the purpose of the revelation?

Part 3) How do these flaws give the reader a sense of what is to come?

Essay Topic 2

Frank and April decide against moving to France.

Part 1) Why do they decide not to move to France? Is this a good choice? Why or why not?

Part 2) How does this decision affect the neighbors and friends? Why are they affected this way?

Part 3) Are you surprised they did not move to France? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Helen Givings becomes a touchstone for measuring the depth of frustration and unhappiness that awaits American suburbanites in the 1950s.

Part 1) How is this statement correct?

Part 2) How does this contrast with the stereotypical suburban housewife and home in the 1950s?

Part 3) Why does this disparity exist between real life in the 1950s and the stereotypical 1950s life?

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