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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. How long has it been since Carrie, Constance, and Crossman have seen Nick Denery?

2. What time of day does Sara confess to not liking?

3. How many languages do the Muller children speak?

4. From whom did Teck obtain his list of 63 names of people wanted by the Fascists?

5. When Ben Hubbard first appears in Act I of "Another Part of the Forest," who is behind him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Kurt's plans in coming to America?

2. What is the scene when the curtain rises in Act II of "Another Part of the Forest"?

3. What situation has Rose so upset in Act I of "The Autumn Garden"?

4. Describe the living room of the Farrelly house in "Watch on the Rhine."

5. How many children does Sara have, and what are their ages.

6. What is Teck's proposal to Kurt and then to David and Fanny?

7. What activities are the characters engaging in as Act II of "Watch on the Rhine" opens?

8. Why did Sara and her family arrive to the Farrelly house earlier than expected?

9. Why is Lavinia so upset in Act I of "Another Part of the Forest"?

10. What are the details of Ben's blackmailing of his father?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

"Watch on the Rhine" is the most political of Hellman's plays and reveals her anti-Fascist beliefs. Discuss what Hellman is suggesting about Americans in relation to Fascism and the events that are evolving in Europe at the time.

Essay Topic 3

Compare the social issues present in "Six Plays by Lillian Hellman."

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