Shakespeare
Literature
Other Subjects
Blog
Log In
Help
Perform Search
Shakespeare
Literature
Other Subjects
Blog
Log In
Help
Home
Drama
Fool For Love
Context Quick Quiz
Fool For Love
by:
Sam Shepard
Summary
Plot Overview
Summary & Analysis
First section of major events
Second section of major events
Third section of major events
Characters
Character List
Eddie
May
Old Man
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
Symbols
Key Facts
Quotes
Important Quotations Explained
Further Study
Context
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
Context
Plot Overview
Character List
Character Analysis
Themes, Motifs, and Symbols
First section of major events
Second section of major events
Third section of major events
Study Questions
Suggestions for Further Reading
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
Suggested Essay Topics
How to Cite This SparkNote
Table of Contents
Context Quiz
Further study
Context Quiz
1
of 5
Why did Sam Shepard drop out of San Antonio Junior College?
To fight in the Navy
To travel the world
To tour as an actor
To write a novel
2
of 5
Which of the following played a significant role in Shepard’s early success as a playwright?
Birth of Off-Off Broadway
Work of skilled literary agent
Guidance of writing teachers
Casting of talented actors
3
of 5
Which of the following best describes Shepard’s early work?
Traditional and restrained
Brash and offensive
Derivative and boring
Experimental and avant-garde
4
of 5
How can the identities of the characters within Shepard’s plays best be described?
Easily identifiable for audience
Constantly unidentifiable
Progressively and traditionally developing
Unchangeable and rigid
5
of 5
Which of the following phrases best aligns with Shepard’s own description of Fool for Love?
Reflection on troubled youth
Experiment in self-exploration
Outcome of tumultuous feelings
Remembrance of simpler time
Previous section
Full Book Quiz
Next section
Plot Overview Quick Quiz
Fool For Love: Popular pages
CHARACTERS
Character List
CHARACTERS
Eddie: Character Analysis
MAIN IDEAS
Important Quotations Explained
MAIN IDEAS
Themes
FURTHER STUDY
Review Quiz
