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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. A thinks that all of her staff do what?

2. A reveals in Act 1, Part 2 that who had an affair?

3. Who is B?

4. A was more careful than Sis about what?

5. How does B respond to A's tantrum in Act 1, Part 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to A's arm?

2. What is the significance of A, B, and C's lack of names?

3. What does B represent?

4. What happens to A at the end of Act 1, Part 4?

5. How did Sis feel about A's dating habits?

6. How do A and C feel about jewelry?

7. What happened during the bracelet incident?

8. What do B and C say about empathy in Act 1, Part 4?

9. How does A react while she is telling the bracelet story?

10. What does A say about her reconciliation with her son in Act 2, Part 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the second act, it becomes clear that B and C are younger versions of A, and each of them tell their versions of the story. What happened to make A and B so impatient with C's perspective? Was there any defining event that marked the transition from C to B, and from B to A? If so, what was it? If not, what defines these women at each stage of their life? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

A and her son had a falling-out, which was a result of many things that happened between them. How did her son's sexuality influence A's relationship with him? How did it affect their relationship when the son confronted A with his knowledge of her affair? Why? What other factors affected their relationship? What enabled them to reconcile? Was it a true reconciliation? Why or why not? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

C is offended by A's use of racist words throughout the play. B defends A, saying that the words don't mean anything, they are just the words that A learned to use. Does this excuse A's use of the words? Do you think that A's use of these words is malicious or, as B says, unconscious? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

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