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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the waiter enter the scene with?

2. What do Lewis and Joy discuss?

3. What does Lewis declare to the other men?

4. What do Lewis and Joy talk about?

5. Joy and Lewis discuss the possibility of what?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

In several sections of the play, Lewis appears to be giving a lecture to the audience. What topics does Lewis talk about in these monologues? Why do you think the author of the play included these sections? What purpose do they have in the play?

Essay Topic 3

How does Lewis' past mirror the events in the play? What similarities are there? How do you think his past influences Lewis' actions in regards to Joy's illness and his new family?

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