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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. Peter carries no more than ________ with him at any time.

2. What does Jerry blatantly tell Peter?

3. What happens soon after his father returns?

4. Where will he learn this?

5. What kind(s) of pet(s) does Peter's family have?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jerry feel when returning from a movie?

2. Where does Jerry go as an orphan? What happens then?

3. How does Jerry react when he tells Peter of his epiphany?

4. How does Peter try to fill the awkward space?

5. When Peter gets upset with Jerry about his storytelling, what does Jerry say back to him?

6. What monologue does Jerry go into?

7. Why did Jerry go to the zoo in the first place?

8. Why does Jerry think Peter wouldn't understand?

9. Why did Peter talk to Jerry in the first place, according to Peter?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jerry dies from running into Peter when he was holding the knife. Do you think Jerry did this on purpose? Why or why not? Why does Jerry tell Peter to run away after he cleans the fingerprints off the knife? Why does Peter decide to run away instead of staying to help Jerry?

Essay Topic 2

The premise of two very different people meeting and learning from each other is not a new concept in literature. Do you think the story work have worked if Peter and Jerry were more alike? Why or why not? How do differences help them understand each other? How do differences cause them trouble?

Essay Topic 3

There are several poignant lines in this play.

Part 1) Give two examples.

Part 2) What do these lines do to the audience?

Part 3) What does the audience want to know, from hearing these lines?

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