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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does C remember her mother telling her in Act 2, Part 1?

2. A's son came to see her how many years after he left?

3. Why was A glad to see her son when he came to visit?

4. What does A struggle to remember about her father in Act 2, Part 2?

5. Why did A's son come to see her for the first time after leaving?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A tells her son of a premonition she had about her death. What are the most important details in this premonition? What is the significance of A's hand being cold when the son takes it? Why does A repeat this fact over and over? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

When A is upset about forgetting things, C suggests that there is safety and salvation in forgetting things. Do the other events of the play suggest that it is possible to do so? Or is it necessary to come to terms with the past and resolve the issues of one's past with the reality of one's present? How does A resolve the issues of her past before her death? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

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