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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 don't insane people do, according to George?

2. With what does George say he is preoccupied?

3. What attribute makes Martha's stepmother like a witch?

4. What does Martha accuse George of putting too little of in her drinks?

5. What does NIck have to drink?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe university politics as explained by George.

2. How does the relationship between George and Martha seem different when he returns home?

3. What is Martha's response to Nick's offer to protect her?

4. What is Nick's plan to gain control of the university?

5. Describe Martha's emotional confession.

6. Describe Honey as she enters the scene.

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

8. In what ways do George and Martha disagree about the particulars of their son?

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

10. What are some of the admonishments that George gives Martha in this section?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write about the past life of Martha and George. Do you believe that they actually have one, or that any part of their stories is true. Write a paragraph about three specific stories told by George and Martha, dissecting what you know to be false and why:

Part 1) The boy that killed his parents

Part 2) George and Martha's boxing match

Part 3) Martha's "fiddling" of their son

Essay Topic 2

Nick and Honey are, in many ways, representations of George and Martha at a younger age. They are more hopeful and idealistic about the future. Write an essay about this topic:

Part 1) Nick and George discuss, at length, the possibility of Nick taking over the university. How does the cocky optimism of Nick represent the same ambitions that George had at his age?

Part 2) How does Honey's desire for a child and her history with conception mirror that of Martha?

Part 3) Which relationship do you believe knows more about each other?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay about George and Martha's fictitious son, detailing how you believe they have used him as a weapon. Frame your essay by discussing three specific stories about him from the text. Be sure to mention who told the story, and whether the other contradicted it.

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