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

2. What does Gorgeous think the Concert of Europe is?

3. How do the main players in this scene go into dinner at the conclusion of Act 1, Scene 3?

4. What does Gorgeous say about Geoffrey's friends when she first encounters Merv?

5. What cause do Tom and Tess support?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Merv appear to feel about his Jewishness?

2. What does Act 1, Scene 2 reveal about Sara's attitudes toward marriage and how is this revealed?

3. Sara says Pfeni sounds very "New York." What does she mean by that?

4. What is the basis for the political arguments in Act 1, Scene 3?

5. Describe the relationship between Geoffrey and Pfeni.

6. What does Gorgeous appear to be interested in?

7. What is Sara's opinion of Geoffrey and Pfeni's relationship, and how is this revealed?

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

9. What might be inferred about the play or the people in it from the performance from The Scarlet Pimpernel?

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

Sara is repeatedly described as "bitter" and "cold" and "hard." Discuss her emotional journey throughout the play. Offer specific examples of her hardness, then her gradual softening. What incidents cause some of the changes along her journey?

Essay Topic 2

Wendy Wasserstein was considered a feminist writer. How are themes of feminism woven throughout this play? Use specific characters and events during the course of the play to support your opinion.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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