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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 Gorgeous say about her husband's employment in Act 2, Scene 2?
2. The morning after their night together, to whom does Merv compare Sara?
3. In Act 2, Scene 1, the sisters Rosensweig confront each other. What does Gorgeous say both sisters think about Gorgeous?
4. What does Gorgeous say Sara should do in the role each of them play as three sisters?
5. When Gorgeous enters Act 2, Scene 2, what does she say she is tired of?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is Pfeni closer to her true self after Act 2, Scene 2?
2. Explain the two epiphanies Geoffrey has at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 2 regarding Pfeni.
3. Describe the mood as Act 1, Scene 4 opens.
4. How does the unseen character of Sonia fit into Act 1, Scene 4?
5. What does Merv reveal about his wife?
6. What truth does Gorgeous speak to Pfeni about Geoffrey?
7. Describe Pfeni and Geoffrey's relationship in Act 2, Scene 1.
8. What is implied by Geoffrey in his scene with Pfeni when he talks of friends dying unfulfilled?
9. What secrets that Gorgeous has been hiding are revealed in Act 2, Scene 2?
10. What does Sara reveal to Merv in Act 1, Scene 4, about her emotional state?
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
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.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the character of Tess and the nature of each of the following:
1) Adolescent rebellion
2) Self-discovery
3) Familial ties.
In light of these elements, how does Tess change over the course of the play?
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