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

Short Answer Questions

1. In A's premonition, who was with her when she died?

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

3. How did A kill time while she was bedridden after breaking her back?

4. How did C and Sis make a living, according to C?

5. How did A's mother-in-law feel about her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

A makes references to her son, and their estrangement, before the son materializes in person in Act 2. What caused the estrangement between A and her son? How was this estrangement resolved? Was A able to forgive her son? If not, how was their reconciliation reached? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

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