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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 do the women beat Estelle with?

2. What does Estelle want made?

3. What happened to Rosario's body when his vehicle crashed?

4. Who pleads with Serafina to release the graduation dresses?

5. What is the name of Serafina's husband?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Serafina say she does not want to make friends with her neighbors?

2. Why does the priest not want Rosario's body cremated?

3. What do Bessie and Flora talk about that upsets Serafina?

4. Why did Alvaro's wedding never take place?

5. Why does Alvaro crawl over to Rosa?

6. Why does Jack say Rosa needs to forget about him?

7. How does the audience immediately understand that the owner of the house is a dressmaker?

8. What does Rosa say Jack told her about dancing on the dance floor?

9. Why does Serafina tell Rosa not to look at Strega?

10. Why does Father de Leo think Serafina has gone off the deep end?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the conventions of a play in terms of character, language and plot? In what way did THE ROSE TATTOO help to set the template for similar plays? Do modern plays still use the ideas the author used in THE ROSE TATTOO?

Essay Topic 2

Pick two characters from the play and discuss their goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters' goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the author's style. How would you describe the author's style? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

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