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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. Which topic of conversation is not mentioned in the beginning of the play?

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

3. Who asks Joan to finish her story about giving birth?

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

5. What religion is Nijo?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What evidence from the play supports Marlene's reason for bringing such nice gifts to the house when it was not Christmas or anyone's birthday?

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

4. How does Angie's desperation to connect with her aunt manifest itself through lies in Act 3, Part 1?

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

6. Before you learn that Shona is lying, does she show that she deserves a chance to be sent on a good job interview? Why?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Consider the following theme: Women have come a long way from being reviled for their independence. How is this theme displayed by the characters and their actions in the play?

Essay Topic 2

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.

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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