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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. How does Griselda feel about her husband?
(a) She hates him.
(b) She is thankful he took the children away.
(c) She can never forgive him.
(d) She defends his actions.

2. Which character does not have a dead lover?
(a) Marlene.
(b) Joyce.
(c) Nijo.
(d) Pope Joan.

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

4. The job Jeanine will interview for with good pay also offers:
(a) A lot of free time.
(b) Limited prospects.
(c) A lot of travel.
(d) Great benefits.

5. Why does Marlene want Jeanine to get a job?
(a) Because Marlene's reputation is on the line if she does not.
(b) Because Marlene's friend wants to hire Jeanine.
(c) Because Marlene needs one more placement this week.
(d) Because Marlene is tired of supporting her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the consequence of Joan's birth experience?

2. According to Marlene, the story of Griselda's marriage begins like a:

3. Which character sometimes dressed as a man?

4. Which character used to love getting dressed?

5. Jeanine can best be described as:

Short Essay Questions

1. Based on what you know of Marlene's character from the play, do you think she would do things differently if she had the chance?

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

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

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

5. Based on the dialogue from Act 1, Part 3, how might you say that Isabella and Marlene are alike?

6. What sort of parenting style does Joyce have? Is any of it effective on Angie?

7. Why might Joan have taken a lover when she was Pope?

8. What is Marlene's reaction towards her visitors in Act 2, Scene 3, Part 2?

9. Why might the author include so few details about the identity of Marlene's lover?

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

(see the answer keys)

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