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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. How does Irene respond to the notion of an air raid while talking to Weber?

2. What has Don disgruntled at the beginning of the play?

3. What has led to the decrease in tourism, affecting the hotel's business?

4. What is Quillery denied, causing him to return to the hotel in the first part of Act 2?

5. When does the play, Idiot's Delight, take place?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Weber and what does Quillery inform Harry of in reference to his profession?

2. What does Weber's betrayal of Irene signify in terms of their arrangement and his intent?

3. What effect does the appearance of Italian soldiers have on the hotel, and what do the soldiers do to surprise them?

4. Who are the heroes of Irene's story and how does it relate to the play?

5. Who is Quillery and what are his thoughts on the war?

6. What do Harry and Irene talk about after he returns to stay with her in the final act of the play, and what does it symbolize?

7. Who interrupts Harry in Act 2, Scene 2, and what statement does that make?

8. What was significant about Harry and the woman who reminds him of Irene's original meeting?

9. What is Irene telling Harry about in the beginning of Act 2, Scene 3?

10. What does Harry do to ease the tension after Quillery and Dr. Waldersee argue, and what does it symbolize about his character?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Act 3, Irene is betrayed by Weber.

1) What does Weber use against Irene to betray her? How did she unintentionally contribute to it throughout the play? What are the possible motivations for Weber's reprehensible actions?

2) Describe how Irene responds at first, and then how she eventually views the betrayal. What new part of her character does it illustrate and why is it important to the rest of the play's events?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the conversation between Irene and Weber in Act 2, Scene 2.

1) What are Weber's views on war and how do they fit into his business plans? What does that say about his character and how does it give the audience clues about what he is capable of later in the play?

2) How does Irene respond to Weber's business and what is surprising about it? Explain the possible motives for why she responds this way and what they signify for her character.

Essay Topic 3

Harry is the only one who sees through Irene and questions her stories about her background.

1) What does Irene's reaction to Harry's skepticism reflect in her character? What are the possible motivations for her to respond in that way?

2) What does Harry's recollection of Irene signify? Why is his recognition of her so important to the main theme? How does it possibly put them both at risk?

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