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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is special about tomorrow night's dinner?

2. What does Ed need to do?

3. Of what does Grandpa remind Mr. Kirby?

4. What does Tony want his parents to realize?

5. How does Mr. Kirby feel about Grandpa's philosophizing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The play takes place in Grandpa Vanderhof's livingroom.

Part 1) How does the play open?

Part 2) How does the audience or reader learn about each character? Is this an effective introduction to each character? Why or why not?

Part 3) Why might the playwrights have introduced them in this way?

Essay Topic 2

Ed is a very unique individual.

Part 1) What does he do for a living? What unique hobbies does he have?

Part 2) How does he put these hobbies to use?

Part 3) Would most average adults take him seriously in any of his work or hobbies? Why or why not?

Part 4) How does his behavior and interests follow Grandpa's philosophy?

Essay Topic 3

The title of the play is significant.

Part 1) To what does "You Can't Take It With You" refer?

Part 2) Whose philosophy is this? What message are the playwrights trying to get across to the audience members?

Part 3) Why would this philosophy be important to the audience when the play opened in 1936? How is it significant today?

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