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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 does a sign on the set say about Prof. Filippo Fiorentino?

2. What does Mr. Maurrant tell the group he is going to do to his kids?

3. What do the neighbors do when Ms. Simpson argues with Mrs. Hildebrand?

4. Where does Mr. Easter tell Rose he will find her a job?

5. What is a constant throughout the play?

Short Essay Questions

1. What has happened to Mr. Maurrant?

2. What does Shirley tell Rose about her brother?

3. What does Willie want from his mother? Why does his mother give in?

4. Why does Shirley get upset about Rose being friends with Sam?

5. How does this scene show that Mr. Buchanan is a good husband?

6. Why are the women so interested in Mr. Buchanan?

7. What are Sam's thoughts on God?

8. Why does Alice Simpson berate Mrs. Hildebrand?

9. How do the neighbors react to the new shots that were fired?

10. What shocking remark does Sam make to Rose? How does she respond?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mr. Maurrant is an angry, miserable character.

Part 1) How do you know this?

Part 2) How does his behavior affect his relationships with others?

Part 3) Compare and contrast his behavior throughout the play to his behavior at the end of the play.

Essay Topic 2

The characters interact like a family.

Part 1) How do they interact like a family?

Part 2) What has brought them together as a family-like unit?

Part 3) Do they care for one another throughout the entire play? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

This play was written in 1929.

Part 1) What can you gather about this time period, based on information in the play?

Part 2) How could audiences in 1929 relate to this play?

Part 3) How can viewers today still connect with the characters and plot of this play?

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