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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 the Earl order to drink?

2. What is Matthew Peake's position within the family?

3. Why does Claire think Herder is trying to seduce her?

4. Who does Jack say wants Grace?

5. Who accompanies Grace to the wedding?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does McKyle say he is the High Voltage Messiah?

2. How does Jack prove the carelessness of the upper classes in Act 2, Scene 2?

3. How does Jack respond when Herder accuses him of killing Claire?

4. How does Tucker respond to his arrest?

5. Why did Charles want Grace to marry the 13th Earl?

6. What does Dr. Herder say is wrong with Jack?

7. How does the Earl kill himself?

8. Why can Charles initially do nothing about the Earl's will?

9. What do the Gurney family and the bishop discuss after the Earl's funeral?

10. What does Jack say he regrets in Act 2, Scene 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

1. Character

2. Setting

3. Plot

Essay Topic 2

Replace the play's setting with one of the following settings:

1. Mexico.

2. USA.

3. Spain.

What new meaning would the new setting give the book? How important is setting for developing meaning in a story?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the book's reception in three different countries including the country the book was written. How do their opinions about the books differ? Was the book more influential in one country than another? If so, why?

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