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In Pinter’s Nobel address,
“Art, Truth and Politics,” he quotes something he said in 1958: what are the
missing words? (only two words are needed to fill all four blanks.) A thing is
not necessarily either ______ or ______; it can be both _____ and ______.'
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True false
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He always starts off by calling characters
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A B C
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The first line of The
Homecoming is 'What have you done
with the scissors?' How does
Pinter use this line (and another first line, “Dark,”) in his Nobel address to
illustrate how he writes plays?
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Always writes first line first then goes from there
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In The Room, a man comes up from the basement (or so it
seems) to visit Rose/Mrs. Hudd.
Who is this solo visitor?
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A blind negro man named Riley
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What is the gist or essence
of Bert/Mr. Hudd’s dialogue with his wife before he leaves to drive the van?
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Guy never talks - its all meg
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What is wrong with the room in the basement in Rose Hudd’s
opinion?
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Cold and damp
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What does Pinter say
specifically about sermonizing in the theatre?
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AVOID!
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Where does Stanley claim to have played piano?
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All around the world
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What is in the van according to Stan?
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Wheelbarrow
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Where does Stan want to go with Lulu?
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Nowhere
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What did Goldberg call his son?
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Emmanuel, Manny, Timmy
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What does Petey do for a living?
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Desk chair attendant
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What is McCann doing at beginning of Act 2
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Sitting tearing newspaper
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Lulu sits in ...'s lap
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Goldbergs
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What game do they play
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Blind man's bluff
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