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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Kit do while waiting for Angie to finish cleaning her room?
(a) Makes small talk with Joyce.
(b) Brushes her hair.
(c) Tries to leave without Angie.
(d) Walks up and down the block.

2. As the baby grew inside of Joan, she:
(a) Just thought she was getting fat.
(b) Thought she had experienced immaculate conception.
(c) Thought the baby would grow up to be pope.
(d) Thought about the beauty of the life inside her.

3. Where does Joyce want the girls to go while they are in the yard?
(a) To the movies.
(b) Over to Kit's house.
(c) Out of the house.
(d) Into the house.

4. According to Marlene, how often does she, herself, do good works?
(a) Only when someone deserves help.
(b) Very often.
(c) Never.
(d) Sometimes.

5. What does Marlene order to drink at the restaurant as the play opens?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Soda.
(c) Water.
(d) Wine.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the dinner guests react to Joan's story?

2. Kit and Angie argue over whose mother is:

3. Where does Marlene work?

4. Which character interrupts Joan several times during the telling of her story?

5. What sort of work has Jeanine done in the past?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Win's position at Top Girls a positive expression of her power?

2. Why might Marlene have asked Joan if she considered not having the baby?

3. How is Louise her own worst enemy during her job interview?

4. What is ironic about Angie's worship of Marlene?

5. How is Marlene's coworker Win a reflection on her own character?

6. How does Angie lack traditional femininity in Act 2, Scene 2?

7. How does Angie's desperation to connect with her aunt manifest itself through lies in Act 3, Part 1?

8. How did Nell react to Shona's attempt to take control during their interview?

9. Based on what you know about Louise's character, how might she act when she returns to her office today?

10. Why do you think the author includes a character like Isabella in the play?

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