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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 best describes Marlene's attitude with Jeanine during the interview?

2. The job Jeanine will interview for with less pay also offers:

3. What was Walter's final test of his wife's love?

4. Each of the following is a conflict for Jeanine's career except:

5. How does Angie feel about her aunt?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is Marlene compared to her coworker Howard by the other women in the office?

3. What evidence from the play supports Marlene's eagerness to show her admiration for people who have tried to make something of themselves?

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

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

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

7. How are Joan, Marlene, and Isabella all examples of behaving against the norms of society?

8. What might be the real reason Louise wants to leave her current job?

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

10. Does Marlene really thinks Angie is stupid and strange?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

"Top Girls" is the play's title as well as the name of the employment agency where Marlene works. What is the meaning of the title of the play? What ironies exist in this title? Explain your response in detail.

Essay Topic 2

Based on what you read, what is Churchill's opinion on the various roles of women in society and how these roles affect their relationships? Use examples from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

How is Griselda's character a contrast to the other women in Act 1? What is Griselda's purpose is for being in the play?

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