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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 has Lee been spending most of his time?
2. What does Lee think about the crickets?
3. In the movie, why does Lee think the main character has died?
4. What is Lee's reaction when Austin suggests he sleep?
5. How is the main character traveling in Lee's script?
Short Essay Questions
1. Does Lee understand the difference between an outline and a first draft? Why/why not?
2. Why is Austin so upset to find out that he is writing Lee's script?
3. What living situation does Austin offer Lee?
4. How do Saul and Lee try to lure Austin to the project?
5. What is the significance of the teeth in the Chop Suey story?
6. What roles did the brothers used to take as children?
7. What is the significance of Austin's impulse to drive to the desert after he gets the news about his script?
8. How did Lee make a living in the desert?
9. Why is Austin so surprised that Lee has "sealed the deal"?
10. When Lee keeps beating up on the typewriter with the golf club, what does Austin ask him to consider?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How do the sound effects play into the story? How do they affect each brother? Are coyotes symbolic of one brother, the other, or both? What about crickets?
Essay Topic 2
Lee marvels at the amount of locks Mom has on the windows and doors. Why would she feel the need for such extreme security measures? Could it have to do with her knowledge of Lee's profession?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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