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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. How is the room lit?

2. What is Austin using to write his story?

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

4. What housekeeping task is Austin fulfilling?

5. How did Lee always picture Austin?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Austin end up being assigned to write Lee's screenplay?

2. Why does Austin feel he is more in touch with what people want than Lee?

3. What roles did the brothers used to take as children?

4. Why did Saul give Lee his gold clubs?

5. Does Saul feel threatened by Lee?

6. Does Lee seem comfortable at the beginning of the play?

7. What is the significance of the teeth in the Chop Suey story?

8. Why does Saul feel Austin is the right person to write Lee's screenplay?

9. Why is Lee offended when Austin offers him money?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At the beginning of the play, Austin is the "people" person and Lee is the loner. Where and how do they reverse roles in the play? Do they reverse back again? What does Mom have to do with their roles?

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

How is Lee similar to his father? Why is he so offended when Austin offers him money? What happened the last time Austin offered their father money?

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