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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which country does George warn against when he returns to the room?

2. What would Martha's father not allow George to do recently?

3. According to Martha, what does weakness cry out against?

4. How does George refer to his female protagonist in his "second novel?"

5. In what sport is George's protagonist a champion?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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