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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following characters seems to have lead the fuller life?

3. Which of the following was not one of the descriptions that Agnes used to describe Claire after her mother took over her husband's job?

4. What technique does the author use to provide depth to the stories without adding a lot of additional dialogue?

5. What does the interviewer tell Agnes may need to happen to Felicity?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do you think Felicity's hostility toward the interviewer symbolizes? Why do you think she takes it out on her daughter? Do you think Agnes handles her mother well? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

How effective do you believe the author is at tying together three individual stories which all have one unifying theme? Do you believe the play would have been more effective had he told only one story? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

In what way does the interviewer help give the perception that death should be viewed as a scientific process? Do you agree with that view? Why or why not?

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