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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. Who is present at Lewis and Joy's wedding?

2. Lewis finds Joy reading a letter where?

3. What does Lewis offer to Joy?

4. What does Lewis encourage Warnie to do?

5. What word describes Warnie?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Lewis and Joy's interactions like? What does Joy do that surprises Lewis?

2. What does Lewis do in this scene? Who does he address? What topics does he discuss?

3. What are the men talking about? How do their views differ?

4. How is Lewis handling the news? What does he say or do that reveal how he is feeling?

5. What does Lewis do to help ease the tension between him and Joy? What do they discuss?

6. What do Joy and Lewis talk about? What does Joy ask Lewis?

7. What do Warnie and Harrington discuss in this scene? What does Riley add to the conversation?

8. What do Lewis and Warnie think before they meet Joy? How do Douglas and the adults react to the meeting?

9. What do Lewis and Joy joke about? Why do they joke about this topic?

10. What does Lewis' decision reveal about him and his feelings? How will this decision affect him and those around him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Warnie and Lewis. What differences are there between the two men? What similarities do they share? How do the men react to Joy's presence in their lives?

Essay Topic 2

What illness is Joy diagnosed with? How does her illness change the dynamics in her relationship with Lewis and Warnie? What does Joy endure during her illness? How does Joy's illness end?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Warnie and Lewis' relationship. How would you characterize their relationship at the beginning of the play? What hurdles do the men face in their relationship? Do they overcome these hurdles? Why or why not?

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