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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 is the name of the outlaw radio station in Europe in "Watch on the Rhine"?

2. What does Sara call a very French thing that Anise does?

3. How old are General Griggs and his wife?

4. What does Kurt confess to?

5. In "The Autumn Garden," who comments about a "juke-box song called Constance"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What action does Kurt take against Teck in Act III of "Watch on the Rhone" for the cause?

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

3. How does the last act of "The Autumn Garden" open?

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

5. Lavinia reveals in Act III that God has told her to tell the "awful truth." What is the awful truth that she's referring to?

6. Why is Oscar angry at Sam Taylor in "Another Part of the Forest"?

7. What does Oscar want to do with his life?

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

9. Describe Sara's appearance in Act I of "Watch on the Rhine."

10. What happens in the last scene of "The Autumn Garden"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

"The Autumn Garden" presents the themes of fear and the pain of loneliness. Analyze this and discuss other plays in which the theme of dealing with fear and loneliness is present.

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the six plays and discuss its symbolism.

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