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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 knock over during Act 1, Scene 4?

2. After revealing how she spent the night, in Act 2, Scene 1, what does Pfeni say about her feelings?

3. Where do Geoffrey and Pfeni say they have to go when they leave Act 1, Scene 4?

4. What is the subtext or implied by Geoffrey's comment about his friends' lives in Act 2, Scene 1?

5. In Act 2, Scene 1, what does Sara say about the world Merv thinks they are both from?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain why Pfeni and Geoffrey were first drawn to each other and crazy about each other when they met.

2. What might the tea kettle Nick gifts to Sara represent?

3. What truth does Gorgeous speak to Pfeni about Geoffrey?

4. Describe Pfeni and Geoffrey's relationship in Act 2, Scene 1.

5. How does the unseen character of Sonia fit into Act 1, Scene 4?

6. Which sister seems to be the most truthful in Act 2, Scene 1 and why?

7. Why might Sara refuse to sing for Merv?

8. How does Gorgeous think her sisters feel about her?

9. Who do the three sisters toast and why?

10. How is Sara closer to her true self after Act 2, Scene 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Middle age is an important element to the play. Pfeni and her sisters are all circling that particular juncture of life. Discuss the importance of the middle age years in relation to the characters. Specifically, discuss Merv's reference to his wife dying just as she was coming into her own. How might that idea (fear of death at middle age) impact the decisions and choices each sister is making?

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