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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 when Pfeni takes her hand in Act 2, Scene 1, the morning after the party?
2. What is the subtext or implied by Geoffrey's comment about his friends' lives in Act 2, Scene 1?
3. What does Sara say about the nickname Merv calls her during Act 1, Scene 4?
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 does Sara say about her and Merv when she enters Act 2, Scene 1?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is Sara closer to her true self after Act 2, Scene 2?
2. What is the significance of Merv calling Sara by the name Sadie?
3. What is Sara's response to Merv's compliments in Act 2, Scene 1?
4. How does the unseen character of Sonia fit into Act 1, Scene 4?
5. What might the tea kettle Nick gifts to Sara represent?
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. Describe Pfeni and Geoffrey's relationship in Act 2, Scene 1.
9. Describe the mood as Act 1, Scene 4 opens.
10. What is implied by Geoffrey in his scene with Pfeni when he talks of friends dying unfulfilled?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
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.
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