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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What have they neglected in Mom's house?

2. What are Austin's true feeling about Lee's story?

3. How long did it take the old man to walk to his destination?

4. Does Austin think Lee has a good grip on reality?

5. Where does Austin want to learn to live?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lee is an opportunist, a hustler by instinct. Cite four specific instances in the play where Lee creates opportunities for himself throughout the text. Are these opportunities at the expense of other people?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the implications of the play's title, True West. Which brother represents the true west? Do either of them? Is there such a thing, anymore, of the west? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

The brothers each admire a quality in each other--for Lee, he admires Austin's smarts and Ivy League education, and Austin admires Lee's adventurousness. How do these identifications contribute to their role reversals? Do the brothers really wish they were like the other? Why or why not?

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