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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 language does Emily remind Annie that she doesn't speak?

2. Who is Annie's favorite bar band?

3. How many biological children does Veronique have?

4. How do Pelajia and Philomena describe Annie's daughter?

5. What do the women do simultaneously when they learn of the biggest bingo game in the world?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Marie-Adele confess to Pelajia about her husband, Eugene, and their intimate life?

2. What is Nanabush's role in the scene as the women meet to plan their trip to Toronto?

3. How do the women learn how much money they have made through their various efforts? How much money is it?

4. What do the women in Act 1, Scene 1 say they want to do with their bingo winnings?

5. How did Emily Dictionary get so tough and learn how to fight?

6. Describe the opening scene of the play.

7. As the women meet to try and plan their trip to Toronto and the biggest bingo game, what do they argue about?

8. How does Emily Dictionary end up with a black eye? How did she defend herself?

9. Describe the encounter between Marie-Adele and Nanabush at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2.

10. What happens between Marie-Adele and Nanabush at the bingo game in Toronto?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the different structural elements executed in the play and what they do for the play as a whole. What lighting or sound changes occur and what prompts them? Are they necessary in the play? What is the author's purpose in using them? Also, discuss the montage scene in Act 2. Answer the previous questions about this scene. What do these structures do for the play as a whole?

Essay Topic 2

This play seems to center around the game of bingo. Describe the role of bingo in this play. What is the importance of the game of bingo? Why are the characters so obsessed with winning the big prize in bingo? What does bingo mean for the women in the play? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

How does the experience at the world's largest bingo game change the women characters in the play? Do they move on from bingo? Does the place of bingo change in their lives? In what other ways do these women change? How does the death of Marie-Adele affect them? Use examples from the play to support your answer.

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