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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. According to George at the end of Act 1, what is Martha at heart?

2. What reason does Nick give for marrying Honey at the beginning of Act 2?

3. How does George refer to the bathroom?

4. Which actress starred in the film that Martha is trying to think of?

5. From which department is the young professor who's coming with his wife to the house, according to Martha?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the cloistered world that George and Martha have created at the beginning of the play.

2. Describe the chaos that occurs at the end of Act 1.

3. How does Martha convince George to leave her and Nick alone?

4. Describe George's reaction to Martha's seduction of Nick.

5. How does Honey make reference to her hysterical pregnancy when she returns after being sick?

6. What do Nick and Honey learn about George and Martha's son in this section?

7. How does George try to cheer Martha up at the end of the play?

8. Describe the moment at the faculty party that Martha describes and how it affected her.

9. What do George and Martha do with their tears?

10. Describe Martha's first marriage.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay about George's unpublished book. How has George taken a real event from his life, fictionalized it, and then recreated it in has life as a separate event? What does this say about him as a character?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay about the three games that the are played over the course of the play. Who drives the game, and what is its objective:

Part 1) Humiliate the Host

Part 2) Get the Guests

Part 3) Bringing Up Baby

Essay Topic 3

Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf is a play about rapidly shifting alliances. Compare and contrast the last scene of Act 2 - where Nick and Martha team up against George - and the middle of Act 3 - where George and Martha bombard Nick. What has changed between these two scenes and what is each of the three characters trying to accomplish at each point in time?

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