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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 Frank admit to himself, through the haze of his hangover?

2. How does Frank feel about Ordway's question?

3. What does Frank threaten to do?

4. How does sixty-seven-year-old Howard Givings look and act?

5. What does Frank use to create a walkway in the front of the house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Maureen tell Frank at lunch?

2. What does Frank tell Maureen about himself?

3. Describe Helen Givings.

4. How does the story begin?

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

6. How does Frank feel about April's plan to move to Europe? How does she react to his thoughts about her idea?

7. How do the audience members and actors feel at intermission?

8. What does Frank feel about Maureen's story?

9. What does the Knox Building represent?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Twice in April's life she considers abortion.

Part 1) When does she consider abortion? Why does she consider this as an option?

Part 2) Why does she not go through with the first abortion? How does this affect her and her relationship with Frank?

Part 3) Why might she have chosen to go through with the second abortion? What might have influenced her to make this fateful choice?

Essay Topic 2

The relationship between April and Frank Wheeler is constantly changing throughout this story.

Part 1) How does their relationship appear at the beginning of the story?

Part 2) How does it change throughout the play? What causes these changes?

Part 3) Would you consider this a typical American marriage? Why or why not?

Part 4) Is this relationship supposed to reveal something about real life? If so, what? If not, what is its purpose?

Essay Topic 3

The issue of sanity is raised.

Part 1) How is this issue raised?

Part 2) Who would you consider to be insane? Why?

Part 3) What is the purpose of blurring the line between sanity and insanity?

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