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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Walter's secret?

2. What is the weather like at the end of Act 2, Scene 2?

3. How does Nijo relate to Gret?

4. What might get in the way of a job with a lot of travel for Jeanine?

5. As the baby grew inside of Joan, she:

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Marlene become overwrought and have to leave the room when the conversation topic turns to the women's lovers?

2. Of the two characters, Joyce and Marlene, which one thinks she made the right decisions in life?

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

4. Why might Churchill have written the character of Griselda as arriving late? What might it symbolize?

5. What is the significance of Act 1, Part 2 ending with the waitress clearing the table?

6. How does Shona attempt to take control during her interview with Nell?

7. Why might Churchill have included a scene between Marlene and a character like Jeanine? How are they similar or different?

8. How does Churchill portray women in dynamic and unlikely spiritual roles?

9. Why might Churchill have left Jeanine with the two job possibilities that she did?

10. What genre might be used to describe the play during Act 1? Explain why.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Act 2, Scene 3, Part 2, Marlene is confronted by two different consequences of her determination to succeed. Explain these two consequences and how she attempts to effectively deal with them. Do you think she is successful in her attempts to cope both in appearance and in regards to her inner emotional state? Give specific examples to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

What is the symbolic significance of Angie's dress seen in Act 2, Scene 3 as well as in other parts of the play as well? How does wearing the dress make Angie feel?

Essay Topic 3

How does Marlene's struggle for power have a domino-effect on other characters in her office and/or her personal life?

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