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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Beverly seem to handle stress?

2. What does the letter reading incident lead Agnes to realize?

3. Which of the following characters seems to battle the process the most?

4. What does Felicity's mental state keep her in?

5. What does Mark do when Beverly follows Brian?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout the play the stages of grief are exposed to the audience. What are the stages of grief? Describe how the characters show these stages in different ways? Do you believe everyone goes through these same stages? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

What does Maggie's entry into the cottage symbolize? How have her views changed throughout the play? In what way does she show herself as a selfless person?

Essay Topic 3

What is the theme that is explored at the end of the play? Do you agree that it is the most important theme of all of those explored throughout the play? Why or why not?

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