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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 happens when Gorgeous tries to leave Act 2, Scene 1?
2. In Act 2, Scene 1, what does Tess accuse Sara of living without?
3. What does Gorgeous say she is going to have soon when she leaves Act 2, Scene 1?
4. After the confrontations in Act 2, Scene 1, which sister of the Sisters Rosensweig seems to be the most honest about their lives?
5. What do Pfeni and Gorgeous encourage Sara to do in Act 2, Scene 2, as they share a glass of wine?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is represented by the Yiddish recording Sara plays?
2. Explain the two epiphanies Geoffrey has at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 2 regarding Pfeni.
3. Describe Pfeni and Geoffrey's relationship in Act 2, Scene 1.
4. How does the unseen character of Sonia fit into Act 1, Scene 4?
5. What secrets that Gorgeous has been hiding are revealed in Act 2, Scene 2?
6. Who do the three sisters toast and why?
7. What does Sara reveal to Merv in Act 1, Scene 4, about her emotional state?
8. Which sister seems to be the most truthful in Act 2, Scene 1 and why?
9. What might the tea kettle Nick gifts to Sara represent?
10. Describe Geoffrey's beliefs about his and Pfeni's work as artists.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is each sister's relationship to the past? Do they embrace it, reject it? Does that change during the course of the play? Examine each sister in turn and her relationship to her own past.
Essay Topic 2
The love lives of all four women (including Tess) is an important element of the play. Discuss each of the women in turn and how their relationship reflects their character and their character's growth.
Essay Topic 3
Two important play references occur within the play. Chekhov's Three Sisters is one; The Scarlet Pimpernel is the other. Choose one of these other plays and explore its meaning and parallelism to the play at hand.
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