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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 says in Act 1, Part 2 that she learned lessons about people from whom?

2. What does B tell C to do in Act 1, Part 1?

3. To whom is A referring when she uses the pronoun "he"?

4. What advice does B give C about getting older in Act 1, Part 1?

5. How old does A think she is?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the setting for the bracelet incident that occurred between A and her husband?

2. What happened to A's husband's shoulder?

3. What does A represent?

4. What happened during the bracelet incident?

5. What is B's rationale for the racist words that A uses?

6. How does C respond when A tells her to "grow up" in Act 2, Part 1?

7. What reassurance does C plead with A and B for, in Act 2, Part 4?

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

9. Why does C object to the way A describes her husband in Act 1, Part 2?

10. What does A say about the best time of life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A, B, and C are female characters in different stages of life, but they are also archetypes. What do they each represent? What qualities do they possess? Are the qualities each woman possesses common to all women in her stage of life? Why or why not? Do you think A, B, and C are accurate archetypes? Why or why not? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

Sis is an archetype of the sibling rival. In what ways was A jealous of Sis, or competing with her? What qualities did A have which Sis didn't? How did A feel about the qualities she possessed that Sis didn't? How did their parents treat A and Sis? Was there any difference? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

What is one of the major differences between A and Sis? Why did A feel superior to Sis because of her joy in sex? How did A lose her joy in sex? What effect did this have on A's character? How did it affect her relationship with Sis? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

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