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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who did Paul claim his prostitute was the night he stayed at Kitty and Larkin's?
2. On what holiday do Larkin and Kitty witness Rick's suicide?
3. Which of Chekhov's three sister's does Elizabeth decide she wants to play first?
4. To what literary character does Ouisa compare Trent Conway in this section?
5. To what country does Tess say she wants to travel in this section?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Paul is an enigmatic figure, and he only becomes more enigmatic as more is revealed about him. Write an essay, charting the transformation of Paul in three parts:
Part 1) How does Paul begin his transformation from street hustler to society man? What does Trent have to show him to transform him into the young man who appears in the Kittredges' house?
Part 2) How does Paul reinvent his life when he meets Rick and Elizabeth in Central Park? Who does he become, and how does he take on the manor-born customs of a Trent Conway to do it?
Part 3) In what state of existence is Paul the last time Ouisa speaks to him? Does he have a distinct persona at this point? How is he different from the Paul first introduced to the audience at the beginning of the play?
Essay Topic 2
One of the reasons that everyone in the play takes to Paul so quickly is his contention that he is Sidney Poitier's son. Write an essay about the reaction the various marks have to the thought of Poitier. What does he represent to the Kittredges? Geoffrey? Dr. Fine? Why are they so put at-ease by the thought of him?
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay about parent-child relationships in Guare's play. What is the recurring motif regarding the parents who are duped in the play and their children? How do these relationships play out onstage? How do these parents regard their children, and how does Paul represent a sort of idealized form of their children?
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