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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. Who is the main storyteller of Act 1, Part 2?
(a) Pope Joan.
(b) Nijo.
(c) Marlene.
(d) Isabella.

2. What does Angie lick?
(a) Kit's menstral blood.
(b) The cut on her leg.
(c) Dirt from the sidewalk.
(d) The ice cream she is eating.

3. Which character used to love getting dressed?
(a) Nijo.
(b) Dull Gret.
(c) Pope Joan.
(d) Marlene.

4. What is the main topic of conversation in Act 1, Part 2?
(a) Careers.
(b) Love.
(c) Travel.
(d) Having babies.

5. What happened to Nijo's child?
(a) The child was immediately taken from her
(b) The child died after a few days with her
(c) The child traveled with Nijo as a monk in training
(d) The child grew up to be a courtesan as well

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Joan doing when she went into labor?

2. In what language does Joan pray?

3. How many job interviews does Marlene come up with for Jeanine?

4. Where does Act 1, Part 1 take place?

5. Kit and Angie argue over whose mother is:

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How do Marlene and Joyce struggle for power over the way each one remembers the past?

3. What is Joyce's attitude toward and about Angie in Act 2, Scene 2?

4. How is Griselda's experience with her children similar to or different from Marlene's experience with her own?

5. What is the significance of the menstrual blood exchange between Kit and Angie? Are they trying to prove anything here?

6. Why might Griselda have defended her husband's actions?

7. What might the future hold for Marlene, and what clues in the story support your answer?

8. How is Mrs. Kidd's presence in Act 2, Scene 3, Part 2 a reminder of Marlene's determination to succeed?

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

10. What parallel can be drawn between Jeanine and Marlene?

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