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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Claire beg to take her away from the house?

2. During the embrace, what complaint does one character make about the others who have left the room?

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

4. Why does Adelaide chastise Claire?

5. What is the setting of Act 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Claire's relationships with Tom, Dick, and Harry -- the three men in the play with whom she has been intimate. Is it significant that Anthony, who remains loyal to Claire no matter what, is not a love interest?

Essay Topic 2

Susan Glaspell would have been a contemporary of Claire's. For what possible reason or reasons did the playwright choose madness as the means for Claire to find freedom and peace?

Essay Topic 3

How does the playwright use sound to illustrate Claire's need to find meaning in her life at the expense of others? Consider the wind, the buzzer, and the Victrola as examples.

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