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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. Where does Warren tell Dennis that he and Jessica are going in act 2?

2. Where did Valerie take off to after she went insane?

3. What reminds Jessica of her childhood toys?

4. In act 2, when Jessica comes to the door, what does Dennis remark about her outfit?

5. What example does Jessica give Warren about people who forget in life as they grow older?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the misunderstanding between Jessica and Warren over Dennis's mother's profession?

2. How does Warren respond to Jessica's questions about his sister?

3. Compare and contrast Jessica's home life with Warren's and how each is relevant to their life goals.

4. How does Jessica respond to Warren's offer of his grandfather's baseball cap?

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

6. Why is Jessica so interested in Dennis's parents, and why is it significant?

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

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

9. Describe Jessica and her relationship with Warren.

10. Why does Warren offer his grandfather's baseball cap to Jessica?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the importance of language in the play.

1) The use of informal and formal words to create a mood.

2) The connection between language and character in dialogue and descriptions.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role of alienation in the play. How are Warren and Dennis alienated from themselves and society and why?

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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