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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 did A learn the expression that B laughs at?

2. Who is C?

3. Why is C in the house with A and B?

4. What does C say to B about getting older, in Act 1, Part 1?

5. Who is A?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are the three main characters?

2. According to B, what changed about her mother after her father died?

3. What does B represent?

4. How did A's father die?

5. What does A say about her in-laws in Act 2, Part 2?

6. What does A say about her living will in Act 2, Part 1?

7. How does B reassure a weeping A when she can't remember details in Act 1, Part 3?

8. In Act 1, Part 2, what does C say about A's finances?

9. What does A say about riding in Act 1, Part 2?

10. What does A say about her personal strength, in Act 1, Part 4?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The figures of the son and the husband are archetypes for males. Despite their difference in age they share many qualities, which is why the pronoun "he" is used interchangeably to refer to both of them. What are the qualities that the son and husband share? How does A view them both? What message is Albee sending the audience about males in general? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

A, B, and C all have different ideas of the best time of life. C feels that all the good times ended with her, B feels that middle age is the best time, and A feels that the best time is at the end. What are the reasons that each woman gives for her favorite time of life? Which one do you most agree with? Why? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

A describes the changes that came over her mother after her father's death, and both B and C say that she couldn't possibly have changed so much In what ways did she change significantly? What caused their mother to change so much? What effect did these changes have on A and Sis's relationship with their mother? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

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