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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Peter threaten Jerry?

2. What did Jerry buy for the dog?

3. Jerry went to the zoo to learn more about:

4. What does Jerry share with Peter at the beginning of this section?

5. How does Peter react?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The setting of the play is Central Park in New York, but it seems that the setting could be a character as well. What function does the setting play in this play? How does it affect the action that takes place? How does the park provide the best setting for the conversations to take place? Is there another setting that would be been better? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Jerry breaks into a monologue called "The Story of Jerry and the Dog."

Part 1) Summarize this story.

Part 2) What lines are blurred in the telling of this story?

Part 3) Why does Jerry tell this story?

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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