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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. According to Joan, being pope:

2. What weapon does Angie take up in the front yard?

3. Which new guest arrives during Act 1, Part 3?

4. Which character does not have a dead lover?

5. Where does Marlene work?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why might Joyce have been so short with Marlene on her visit?

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

3. How might Marlene have reacted if she had a husband like Walter?

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why might Churchill have shown Angie talking one moment about plans to kill her mother and plans to go to the movies the next moment?

10. What evidence from the play further supports Marlene's stated admiration of Margaret Thatcher?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do the play's individualized characters and realistic dialogue create a heightened theatrical reality? Use examples from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Why might Churchill feature babies as such a prominent topic in Act 1, Parts 2 and 3? Please provide specific examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Ultimately, what sort of achievements are more admirable to Churchill: achievements based on inner independence, strength and courage, or financial and power-based victories? Explain your response with examples and characters from the play.

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