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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. In what city were the Kittredges living when they met Geoffrey?

2. At the end of this section, Ouisa tells Flan that God's name is what?

3. In this section, Paul mentions attending a film festival with his father in what country?

4. What is the last thing the Hustler says before leaving the condo?

5. Who do the Kittredges call after they regain their composure?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Flan give Paul fifty dollars after Geoffrey leaves?

2. How does Paul succeed in taking Rick and Elizabeth's money?

3. Describe the humorous comparison Ouisa makes regarding Geoffrey's wealth.

4. How do the two sets of parents in this section try to track down Sidney Poitier?

5. Why is the dinner with Geoffrey so important to the Kittredges?

6. What is sent to the Kittredges in this section and how do they respond?

7. What is Flan's attitude toward the art he sells?

8. What does Ouisa discover when she wakes Paul in this section?

9. How does Paul describe his father?

10. How does Paul describe the Kittredge children?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Kandinsky in the Kittredge condo is the central symbolic image of the play. Write an essay about the significance of this image. What theme do its opposite sides symbolize? How does the opposing control and wildness of the painting manifest itself in the action onstage? How do you interpret Paul's cryptic final words?

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the play, several couples come into contact with Paul and are affected by the experience in profoundly different ways. Write an essay about these different relationships. How do they come into contact with Paul? What does he give them and what does he take away? How are they forced to reassess their ideas of self, love, family?

Part 1) Larkin and Kitty

Part 2) Elizabeth and Rick

Part 3) Ouisa and Flan

Essay Topic 3

Much of the plot of Six Degrees of Separation involves wealthy members of rarified New York dealing with the other half of society. Write an essay about the Kittredges' interaction with less affluent characters. How do they relate to each other? In what ways do the Kittredges and their friend find dealing in this other world frustrating?

Part 1) The Hustler

Part 2) The Detective

Part 3) Elizabeth

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