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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 does Lee throw at the window?

2. What does Lee want to watch on the TV?

3. What is the shape of Mom's plates?

4. Why does Saul give Lee a read-through for the script?

5. What used to be a source of income for Lee?

Short Essay Questions

1. If Austin's story does not go over with the producer, what does Lee offer?

2. When Lee keeps beating up on the typewriter with the golf club, what does Austin ask him to consider?

3. How does Lee wish he had grown up?

4. Where did Lee go instead of sleeping, and why did he go there?

5. How do Saul and Lee try to lure Austin to the project?

6. At the beginning of the play, which brother appears to have his life in order?

7. Why could Mom possibly have so many locks in the house?

8. What does Saul think is the difference between films and movies?

9. What is Lee carrying when he enters the scene, and where did he presumably get the item?

10. How does Lee smoothly insert himself into the conversation?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the car keys as a metaphor for the brothers' relationship. Cite specific instances from the text where the keys represent their power struggle.

Essay Topic 2

Austin is an idealist, and even in the midst of his breakdown he thinks about the people without typewriters and golf clubs. Is he experiencing twinges of yuppie guilt? Pick specific instances from the text that lead you to believe one way or another.

Essay Topic 3

What is the significance of the last sound effect of the play, a single coyote in the distance? Of whom or what is it representative?

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