View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jerry begin?

2. With what does Peter oblige Jerry?

3. How much money does Peter tell Jerry he makes?

4. What does Jerry want to know about Peter?

5. How does Peter respond to this question?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who did Jerry live with after both of his parents were dead?

2. Where does the play The Zoo Story take place?

3. Why does Jerry quickly interrupt Peter again?

4. Why do the two men begin to scream at each other?

5. What does Jerry provoke as he wonders why Peter wants the bench so much?

6. What is Peter doing when Jerry approaches him in the park?

7. How many times does Jerry repeat the process as described in #41?

8. Describe the characters at the rooming house.

9. What is Peter's state of emotions when he realizes he has been listening to a crazy story for such a long time?

10. What does Jerry ask Peter about his family?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lack of understanding is a theme.

Part 1) Describe two incidences of misunderstanding.

Part 2) How can the audience relate to this misunderstanding?

Part 3) How does the misunderstanding help the plot progress?

Essay Topic 2

The setting is very simple.

Part 1) What is the setting? Could the play be set anywhere else? Why or why not?

Part 2) Why is the setting so simple?

Part 3) How do the characters and the dialogue become, in a sense, the setting?

Essay Topic 3

While Jerry seems slightly out of his mind for most of the play, his planning of how to kill the dog is rather complicated. What do you think this says about Jerry? Does this precise planning indicate that he is of sound mind? Do you think the Jerry feels guilty about his actions? Why or why not?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 583 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample