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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 special day does Fly say it is?

2. What does Scudder say Chance has turned into?

3. Who does Scudder say he is marrying?

4. What kind of drink does Princess want to have with her pill?

5. What is the man lighting at the beginning of the scene?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Chance say Heavenly is important to him?

2. How does Princess react to what Sally tells her?

3. Describe the opening scene.

4. How is Chance's name ironic?

5. Why is Heavenly angry at her father?

6. How did Princess know Chance had been defeated?

7. What does Chance ask Princess to say on the phone to Sally Potter?

8. How does the play end?

9. How does Boss Finley know Chance had his daughter at fifteen?

10. How does the bar react when Chance asks them to sing along to his song?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the following and discuss how it affects the tone of the play and helps to express character and theme.

1. Setting.

2. Point of view.

3. Structure.

4. Language.

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the following and examine it what expresses about 1950s society.

1) Racism.

2) Washed up Hollywood stars.

3) Mistrust of the outsider.

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