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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 animal used to be at the other zoo, but died?

2. What does George claim is the duck and heron's natural relationship?

3. Why do George and Emil enjoy going to the park?

4. According to George, a duck on his deathbed is in tune with what?

5. What is the first thing the men spot on the water?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Emil, what is happening to some fish near Australia?

2. What advantages do ducks have that Blue Herons do not?

3. What point does Emil make about the wild Buffalo?

4. Why does George talk about symbiosis?

5. Why does Emil claim there is no smoking allowed on ocean liners?

6. What is the significance of George's story about the Giant Panda?

7. What was George reading about the balance of nature?

8. What are some of the items the men claim are needed to hunt a duck?

9. What is George's account of the hunter who came across the ducks in the clearing?

10. What other societies does George claim have been modeled after ducks?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Theatre is meant to be performed. Does the reader miss elements of the play by simply reading it and not seeing it performed? Are there aspects of the plays that would make more sense in performance? If so, what are they? What do you think is the value of live theatre? How is it different from television or going to the movies? Why, among so many modern multimedia options, do you think people still attend the theatre?

Essay Topic 2

What stereotypes are used in Sexual Perversity in Chicago? How do such stereotypes contribute to the story, and to understanding the characters? Examine scene six in the play. Why is this scene significant? What does it reveal about the characters in the play? How do their sexual impulses control them? Why is it a problem for them to be controlled by sexual impulses? Does this restrict other areas of their lives? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

When Danny and Deborah argue about the shampoo, is their argument really all about the shampoo? Why or why not? How is their power struggle indicative of the time period in the play? What are the larger societal implications of their argument? Reexamine the scene. Point out who has the power at what moment and why.

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