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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. How did A get rich?

2. What comment does B make to C, regarding A's bathroom habits?

3. Why does A feel that she always had to be strong?

4. What does A's son sometimes bring when he comes to visit?

5. How does A think her son feels about her?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does C describe the young man she lost her virginity to?

6. What does C represent?

7. What accident does A relate in Act 2, Part 3?

8. What problems arose between B and her son in his adolescence?

9. How did A's father die?

10. What does A say about her mother in Act 1, Part 2?

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

The bracelet story is a turning point in A's life, as well as in the play's plot. How did the bracelet incident change A's life? How did it change her marriage? What long-lasting effects did it have on A's character? How did it affect her emotionally? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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