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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. Who stole the missing food in Act II of "Days to Come"?

2. Who is Agatha?

3. Who tells Andrew, "we want this thing finished" in Act II of "Days to Come"?

4. Wilkies says that he likes to eat big in the mornings, like who?

5. Who advises Andrew to stay away from downtown?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the Rodman living room in "Days to Come."

2. Why does Mossie kill Easter?

3. What does Regina want in exchange for the bonds, and what will she do if she doesn't get it?

4. What causes Rosalie to become hysterical in Act II of "The Children's Hour"?

5. What happens to Martha after she admits her love to Karen?

6. Why is Whalen trying to keep the laborers from fighting with the strike breakers?

7. In "The Little Foxes," Birdie cries out at the end of Act I. What reason does she give Alexandra, and what really happened?

8. Why does everyone want Horace to come home?

9. Why does Martha believe that Karen is letting the school "go to hell"?

10. Who is Lily Mortar?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the author's use of stage directions affect your understanding of the plays.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the characterization of women that author Hellman uses in each of the six plays. How does the vividness of the lead female characters compare to that of the male characters?

Essay Topic 3

"The Little Foxes" and "Another Part of the Forest" use the same main cast of characters at different times in their lives. Compare the two plays.

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