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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 does Henry note that people must do, regarding books?

2. Henry and his mother keep talking, and she tells him she does not know who he is. How does he reply?

3. What becomes clear about Ellen and her father?

4. Henry mocks Ball by telling his students to prevent all their senses from experiencing life so that they can all focus solely on what?

5. Why is Henry visibly frustrated with himself?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Henry in jail?

2. What is the cause of John's death? How does Henry react to this tragic event?

3. How is Ellen supportive of Henry at his brother's funeral?

4. Why does Henry react violently when Williams tells him what he wants to be called? Why might Williams want to be called this?

5. Describe the scene when Sam Staples tells him he must pay his property taxes?

6. What is the story Henry tells about the character Williams?

7. Why does Henry think more people should be willing to go to jail?

8. In the play it is not know whether or not Henry stays in jail until the end of Bailey's trial. What do you believe takes place?

9. What is Waldo's reaction to Henry's arrest?

10. What does Baily ask of Henry? What is Henry's response?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Williams greatly admires Henry.

Part 1) What does he want to do, because he so admires Henry?

Part 2) How does Henry react to this?

Part 3) Why might be the reason for why Williams wanted to honor Henry in this way?

Essay Topic 2

The first act of Lawrence and Lees' play develops the characters and themes that made it one of the most controversial and successful plays of the late-1960s.

Part 1) Who is the protagonist? How does he or she change throughout this play?

Part 2) What are two of the themes in this play?

Part 3) Describe the importance of these two themes and how they relate to the characters in this play.

Essay Topic 3

All of the other characters in the play end up being contrasted with Henry, and each of them fail to measure up in some way.

Part 1) Name two characters that are contrasted with Henry.

Part 2) How do these two characters fail to measure up?

Part 3) Must the characters measure up to Henry, or is it okay for them to have differing beliefs and opinion from Henry?

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