View a FREE sample

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Honey sleeping at the end of Act 2?

2. Honey obliquely mentions her hysterical pregnancy when she comes back into the room, but she calls it something else. What does she call it?

3. What does Martha accuse George of doing when she returns to the room?

4. Which of the follow is not among the things that Martha says George can do for her, as she tells Nick that she loves him?

5. What does Honey do when she realizes Nick told George about her hysterical pregnancy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay on the decision by Edward Albee to name his leads characters, George and Martha, after the first president and his wife. Citing examples from the text, defend your thesis statement.

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

Repetition of phrases is a central component of Albee's writing. Write an essay about the purpose of this repetition. Defend your position with paragraphs about the following repeated phrases:

Part 1) Snap

Part 2)Truth and Illusion

Part 3) She's slim-hipped

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 310 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample