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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what day does Act 3 begin?

2. Who enters sobbing in Act 3 Scene 3?

3. Who does Carol say she's come to deliver a message to in Act 2 Scene 1?

4. How does the nurse say the confectionery looks?

5. Who says, "Nobody ever gets to know no body! We're all of us sentenced to solitary confinement inside our own skins, for life!"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the characters of Beulah and Carol. How are they similar? How do they differ? How do these characters feel about each other?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of Rebirth in Orpheus Descending. What symbols represent this theme? What motifs exemplify it? What imagery?

Essay Topic 3

Orpheus Descending is in part about the place of the artist in society. What role should the artist play? Is the artist always likely to be marginalized, like Val, or misunderstood, like Vee, in a conventional, materialistic society? For what should the artist stand, if anything?

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