The Desperate Hours Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Joseph Hayes
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 140 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Desperate Hours Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Joseph Hayes
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 140 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. Who taunts Cindy?

2. Who is Ralphie?

3. Who do the police hope will lead them to the men for whom they are searching?

4. To where does the setting of the scene shift?

5. What do Dan and Cindy do?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Bard feel after he kills Griffin and how does Carson respond?

2. What does Dan tell Eleanor to do after Robish is gone and what does Griffin do?

3. What does Eleanor ask Dan?

4. Who knocks at the door of the Hilliard's house and what does he do?

5. What raises tensions in the house?

6. How does the atmosphere at the Indianapolis sheriff's department appear at the beginning of the play and what changes that?

7. What does Griffin say that makes Hank angry?

8. What does Dan convince the police to do?

9. What does Griffin tell Eleanor?

10. What does Dan do when he arrives back at his house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In drama, setting plays a little different role than in a novel or even a film. Most of the setting is limited because of the logistics of changing sets and the expense of creating very many different scenes. Answer the following questions in a well-developed essay using examples from the book as well as personal experience:

1. How do you think the rather limited setting of Desperate Hours affects the overall impact of the play?

2. Most of the action of the play takes place in the Hilliard's living room and upstairs. How would you maximize the creating of these two scenes for the most versatility and interest?

3. What other aspects of a play do you think is enhanced by limited setting? Give examples.

Essay Topic 2

Tensions begin to mount halfway through Act 2, and Griffin seems to be losing control of the other two convicts. Answer the following questions in a well-developed essay using examples from the book as well as personal experience:

1. Do you think the other two men had originally decided that Griffin was their leader? How do you think it was determined who took charge?

2. Who is in charge of the Hilliard family? Why do you think this is so? Do you think the dynamics of the family would be different in the 21st century? Would the same person still be in charge?

3. Who else in the book seems to demonstrate leadership qualities besides Dan and Glen? Does anyone?

Essay Topic 3

Desperate Hours belongs to the genre of drama. Answer the following questions in a well-developed essay using examples from the book as well as personal experience:

1. What do you think is the definition of drama? Write out your definition and then look up the definition in a literary dictionary. How similar are the two definitions?

2. Drama is written with the intention that it will be performed. How do you think this influences the manner in which the plot unfolds, the dialogue, the set complexity, the number of characters, and the length?

3. Compare Desperate Hours to a short story, such as "A Good Man is Hard to Find," by Flannery O'Conner. What are the differences? The similarities? Which do you enjoy reading the most?

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