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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what does Jerry hide the answer to #125?

2. Why does Jerry think Peter should understand everything he's said?

3. What does Jerry wonder about Peter?

4. From where does Jerry come home?

5. What does Jerry wonder about the dog?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

There is irony in the conversation the men have in the second scene.

Part 1) What does Jerry tell Peter?

Part 2) Why is it surprising?

Part 3) What is ironic about what he tells Peter, a man whose name he does not yet know?

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