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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who raised Elizabeth?

2. Which character says he or she is perfectly happy with the role society has dictated?

3. What does Claire tell Tom regarding "The Breath of Life?"

4. Who apologizes to Tom in Act 2?

5. What does the setting in Act 2 symbolize?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Claire prefer her greenhouse plants to grow wild and untamed? Does this mesh with the extreme care she takes to protect the plants from nature? How do these answers support the theme of the play?

Essay Topic 2

Why does Glaspell introduce several of the characters via an unusual and convoluted breakfast scene, featuring confusion about salt and pepper, a gun, Claire's inability to express herself, and a dropped egg?

Essay Topic 3

Who or what is the main antagonist in the play? Does the protagonist overcome the antagonist?

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