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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who plays the most cards at the bingo game?
2. Who takes in washing to raise money for the trip?
3. What does Annie do when she gets angry at Marie-Adele on the way to Toronto?
4. What word does Nanabush whisper into Marie-Adele's ear?
5. In what language does Marie-Adele tell Nanabush that she is ready to go?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss how the relationship between mother and child is present in the play and its impact on the play. What mother/child relationships are present in the play? Why is this relationship important to the characters? How does this relationship affect the characters involved and other characters on the outside? Explain your answer using examples from the play.
Essay Topic 2
At the beginning of the play, Pelajia talks about dreams for her future, dreams that she can see from the roof of her house. How is the expression "window to a better life" employed in this play? Why do the women yearn for a better life and in what ways can we see them searching for it through this "window?" How is this metaphor employed throughout the rest of the play? Provide examples from the play.
Essay Topic 3
The play is broken down into two Acts, each having its own climax. Discuss the climax point of each play and how it is built up. Where does the climax, or highpoint, of Act 1 and Act 2 occur? Why is it the climax? In each case, what effect do the scenes before and after the climax have on this point? What would you say is the climax of the novel? Discuss the events that are happening at this point. What do we learn in the play through the climax events and how do they ultimately affect the resolution of the play and the characters? Use examples from the play to support your answer.
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