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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. How does Nancy feel about the sound that interrupts the couple?

2. What does Charlie pass off Nancy's idea of his dream as?

3. What can Charlie's indifference to Nancy's needs can be viewed as?

4. What does Nancy and Charlie hope their act will communicate to the lizards as they approach?

5. What can the combination of opportunity and confusion in the 1970s can best be described as?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Charlie discuss with the lizards after they tell him why they left their home in the sea?

2. What does Sarah learn from Nancy as they notice a flock of seagulls flying overhead?

3. Describe how the humans communicate effectively with the lizards.

4. What is Charlie's plan of defense against the lizards?

5. How does Nancy respond when Charlie mentions the concept of machines to the lizards and speaks of machines that go underwater?

6. What happens just as Nancy mentions the need to write postcards to the family?

7. Describe what happens during and as a result of the lizards approaching?

8. What is amazing to Leslie and Sarah about human child-rearing?

9. What would Charlie like to do during retirement as opposed to Nancy?

10. What does Sarah reveal to Nancy about her eggs?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the symbols of progress that are revealed in the play. Use textual references to support your findings.

Essay Topic 2

Explain how the role of Charlie mirrors the male role in the Women's Liberation Movement of the 1970s.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how the idea of alienation is a common thread throughout the play. Use textual evidence to support your findings.

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