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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 is Gorgeous doing in London?
2. What do Marv and Tess discuss at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 3?
3. What does Geoffrey say about his relationship with Pfeni?
4. What delegation is Geoffrey expecting?
5. What compliment does Merv pay Sara in Act 1, Scene 3's close?
Short Essay Questions
1. What can be discerned about the sisters' father?
2. What is learned about the unseen mother of the three sisters in Act 1, Scene 2?
3. In Act 1, Scene 2, what are the preparations for the Sabbath?
4. What does Act 1, Scene 2 reveal about Sara's attitudes toward marriage and how is this revealed?
5. How does Merv appear to feel about his Jewishness?
6. Describe the relationship between Geoffrey and Pfeni.
7. How does Sara feel about Tess's school project?
8. What is represented by Sara's rejection of the statue of Shiva?
9. Describe the character of Merv.
10. What is indicated about Tess's political views in Act 1, Scene 1?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Each sister is either avoiding a truth in her life or hiding a truth in her life.
1) Discuss each sister in turn.
2) Choose one thing she is either hiding or running from.
3) Discuss the resolution or change that occurs during the course of the play.
Essay Topic 2
Why do you think the playwright chose to set this play in London, as opposed to New York? What impact does it setting have on the story and on the individual characters?
Essay Topic 3
Though the play is not a musical, music plays a part. The play opens with the girls' choir, and it closes with a mother and daughter singing. Music is a big part of Geoffrey's life, and listening to records is part of Merv and Sara's courtship. Song and dance is performed more than once in the play. Discuss the role of music in the play and what it represents in various scenes and to various characters.
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