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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to B's son in school?

2. What is B's response to C's concern at the beginning of Act 2, Part 1?

3. Why do A and B make fun of A's deceased husband?

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

5. What does C say about the flirting she did at work?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A feels that her jewelry, and all it represented, was fake. C says that to her being given jewelry means that she is valued, and that is not at all fake. Why does C feel so differently from A? What happened to A to make her lose her love for jewelry? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

A, B, and C all have different ideas about why people cheat. Do you agree that men and women cheat for different reasons? If not, what do you think is the main reason people cheat on their spouses? Why do you think that these women, in particular, feel this way? What point is Albee trying to make through this conversation? 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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