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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. Where was the journey that Gret describes?

2. Which character is not present in Act 1, Part 1?

3. What occupation did Griselda's husband have?

4. What is wrong with Angie's dress in Act 2, Scene 2?

5. What sort of work has Jeanine done in the past?

Short Essay Questions

1. What might be a more symbolic reason Angie wants all the women to wear the perfume?

2. How do Marlene and Joyce struggle for power over the way each one remembers the past?

3. How is Mrs. Kidd's presence in Act 2, Scene 3, Part 2 a reminder of Marlene's determination to succeed?

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

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

6. How does Act 2, Scene 1 sketch an example of the post-feminist world?

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

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

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

10. What is ironic about Angie's worship of Marlene?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do the women in Act 1 serve as manifestations of particular aspects of the life of Marlene? Select three characters in your essay.

Essay Topic 2

What prominent metaphor is the feature of Dull Gret's story in Act 1, Part 3? Why does Marlene not participate in this part of the celebration?

Essay Topic 3

What is notable about the dialogue in Act 1? How does the particular dialogue style or pattern (as opposed to content) represent Marlene and the other characters? What is the overall effect?

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