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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 Sam doing when he and Rose are left alone?

2. Over what do they argue?

3. What is Greta Fiorentino wearing?

4. What does Ms. Simpson do before leaving?

5. How does Mr. Easter make Rose uncomfortable?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Mrs. Jones tell Mrs. Olsen?

3. How does the audience learn Mr. Filippo Fiorentino is Italian?

4. Describe the lighting and the character in the window.

5. How does the scene begin? What are the movers and police doing?

6. What is a constant throughout the play? Why?

7. How does Shirley hurt Rose? How does she apologize?

8. What is happening to the Hildebrand family?

9. How does the audience meet Shirley Kaplan?

10. What do the women think of Agnes Cushing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There is a heat wave throughout the country.

Part 1) Why do the characters frequently discuss this?

Part 2) What is the author's purpose for having this mention of heat threaded through the play?

Part 3) How does this heat add to the struggles of the characters?

Essay Topic 2

Mrs. Maurrant and Mr. Sankey are in a relationship.

Part 1) How do you know this?

Part 2) What are the other tenants' thoughts on this? Why?

Part 3) Why does Mrs. Maurrant risk her reputation, marriage, and ultimately her life to be with Mr. Sankey? What does this say about the pursuit of happiness?

Essay Topic 3

The women sit on the stoop and gossip throughout the play.

Part 1) About what do they gossip?

Part 2) Why do they gossip?

Part 3) How might their gossiping affect their relationships with others? Use the text to support your response.

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