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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 Austin think she has that is valuable?
2. Why is Austin concerned about Lee stealing from the neighborhood?
3. What is the villain of Lee's story pulling behind his truck?
4. What does Lee tell Austin to check on the car?
5. What kind of story does Lee have for Saul?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Austin demand his keys back from Lee?
2. When Lee keeps beating up on the typewriter with the golf club, what does Austin ask him to consider?
3. What does Austin use as a reference when Lee asks him the time?
4. Does Mom think Austin is cut out for the desert?
5. Does Austin earn Lee's respect by stealing the toasters?
6. Why does Austin lend Lee his car?
7. Does Lee understand the difference between an outline and a first draft? Why/why not?
8. How do Saul and Lee try to lure Austin to the project?
9. How did Lee make a living in the desert?
10. Where did Lee go instead of sleeping, and why did he go there?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Austin physically assaults Lee in the end to get what he wants. While Lee threatened to assault Austin throughout the play, he never actually did. How does this represent a turning point for Austin? For the brothers' relationship? How will the play end after the lights go down? Will the brothers reconcile? Will there be a fight? Will they each survive?
Essay Topic 3
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.
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