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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 word does Astrakhan use for backdoor?

2. What does Joseph tell the agents no one believed him about?

3. What does Joseph tell Joanne he enjoys in their relationship?

4. Who visits Joseph in scene three?

5. What is the name of Joseph's daughter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What else does Joanne admit about Francis in the second scene?

2. What does Astrakhan say at the end of the play?

3. What does Astrakhan say about memory in scene four?

4. What did Joseph's lawyer tell him?

5. What do Joseph and Joanne argue about in the second scene?

6. What joke does Joseph make about the name bunghole?

7. Summarize the play.

8. What does Joseph say he did while Joanne was away for the weekend?

9. Describe the second argument Joseph and Joanne have in the second scene?

10. What does Astrakhan say about the process of getting hold of someone's personal data?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose two of the following people and outline their influence on Joseph's life:

1. Astrakhan.

2. Anabel.

3. Joanne.

4. Emma.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the books reception in three different countries including the country the book was written. How do their opinions about the books differ? Was the book more influential in one country than another? If so, why?

Essay Topic 3

Replace the play's New York setting with one of the following cities:

1. Chicago.

2. Los Angeles.

3. Washington.

What new meaning would the new setting give the book? How important is setting for developing meaning in a story?

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