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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. What kind of man does Dion say he is?

2. What does Dion's father want to teach Dion the value of?

3. What kind of wood is Billy's desk made from?

4. What does the committee say the Municipal is currently too much like?

5. What does Margaret say all artists are generous with?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Margaret show her lack of pride in this scene?

2. How does Billy show he is still smitten with Margaret?

3. Summarize Act 3, Scene 2.

4. What does Billy confide to Dion's mask?

5. How does Margaret react when Brown enters her sitting room?

6. In what way does the Anthony family contrast to the Brown family?

7. Why did Cybel take Dion into her house?

8. Summarize Scene 2.

9. How does Dion challenge Billy?

10. How does Cybel deceive Billy in this scene?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the play's chronological setting.

1. What were the main concerns during the 1920s? How does the author express these concerns?

2. How would the author change the play if it were set in today's society?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the play's dialogue. How does the author's dialogue contribute to the following areas:

1. Character

2. Setting

3. Plot

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the following and discuss how it affects the tone of the play and helps to express character and theme:

1. Setting

2. Point of view

3. Structure

4. Language

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