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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. Why does Jessica ask Warren about Dennis's father?

2. What does Warren do that freaks Jessica out?

3. Why does Warren reassure Jessica that no one is trying to set her up?

4. What does Dennis's beautiful mother do?

5. In act 2, whose friendship is Jessica worried will be ruined?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Jessica and her relationship with Warren.

2. What does Warren do when Jessica first arrives that makes her uncomfortable, and why?

3. What happened between Warren and Jessica at the hotel?

4. What example does Jessica give about the 1960s that pertains to the present?

5. What happened the night before when Valerie saw her broken sculpture, and how does Dennis feel about it?

6. How does Warren try to reassure Jessica about his feelings for her?

7. Describe the opening scene of act 2 and its significance.

8. How does Warren respond to Jessica's question about his father throwing him out of the house?

9. What does Dennis tell Warren he did the night before when Warren arrives with coffee, and why it is significant?

10. How does Dennis behave toward Jessica when she first arrives at the apartment in act 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify 3 offstage events, and dissect their meaning within the play.

Essay Topic 2

Choose 4 props, and discuss their significance in the play. What meaning do they have for the characters? How do they propel the plot forward?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Warren's memorabilia from the 1950s and 1960s. What does it mean to him? How does the memorabilia function in the play itself?

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