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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. How many children does Peter have?

2. About what does Jerry wonder why Peter did not ask?

3. What does Peter think of this man's odd reprimand?

4. Where does Peter assume that Jerry lives?

5. How does Jerry get to the Village?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jerry describe his own parents?

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

3. Describe the dog.

4. What does Jerry call this tragedy mentioned in #25 and #26?

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

6. How does the play end?

7. What does Peter wonder about the picture frames? What is Jerry's response?

8. What happened to Jerry's dad?

9. What does Jerry do after pulling out a knife? How does Peter play right into Jerry's hands?

10. What does Peter say when Jerry shares his fear as answered in #30?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Peter makes the statement that his life is simple. What does he mean by that? How does Peter define a simple life? Is this a good thing or a bad thing? Why? Why do you think Jerry recoils at the idea of the simple life when Peter mentions it?

Essay Topic 2

The background of Jerry is a sad one, filled with death and sadness. However, with Jerry's state of mind as it's seen in the play, do you think he's making up these stories? Why or why not? If he was making up the stories, what purpose does this serve for him? Can the reader and Peter trust anything he says?

Essay Topic 3

Jerry invites Peter, and the audience, into his world.

Part 1) How does he do this?

Part 2) How does this reinforce the use of a minimal set?

Part 3) Why does the playwright use so much detail?

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