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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 does Sara do as a profession?

2. What does Gorgeous say about Sara after their exchange about the ceremony?

3. Who arrives during the Sabbath ceremony?

4. Why does Sara object to Tom's and Tess's relationship?

5. What do Geoffrey and Pfeni do to entertain everyone at the party in Act 1, Scene 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do we learn about the time setting of this play in Act 1, Sceen 3, and what indicates that?

2. What is learned about the unseen mother of the three sisters in Act 1, Scene 2?

3. What are some of the things learned about Sara's surgery and her feelings about it?

4. Describe the character of Merv.

5. How does Sara feel about Tess's school project?

6. How does Sara appear to feel about her past?

7. Describe the relationship between Geoffrey and Pfeni.

8. What does Sara believe men's perceptions of her are, and how does Merv seem to perceive her?

9. What is the Concert of Europe?

10. What comparisons might be drawn between the Chekhov play, The Sisters, and this one?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Passion--or lack of it--plays a part in the play. Choose two characters and discuss the passion in their life (or lack thereof). Remember that passion can be work or a cause or something other than a relationship. Discuss how (if at all) their passion changes during the course of the play.

Essay Topic 2

Each sister is transformed in some way by the events that occur during the course of the play. Discuss each sister in turn, and how she is transformed.

Essay Topic 3

Consider the statue of Shiva, the goddess of rebirth and destruction. Examine Shiva and her symbolism in light of the character changes that Sara undergoes. How is her old life destroyed and a new life and beginning formed? Use specific examples from the play.

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