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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. Who asks Mrs. Antrobus how long she has been married?

2. Mr. Antrobus debunks the accusations that in the moments before his birth he almost chose to be what?

3. Where do the Antrobus' live?

4. Mr. Antrobus says that they are all covered in what, as the result of Henry's actions with the stone?

5. What is one of Mr. Antrobus' most notable achievements?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reason does "Henry" give for being filled with the desire to kill?

2. What is Mrs. Antrobus' reaction when Mr. Antrobus tells her that he is leaving her?

3. What is in the message Mrs. Antrobus puts in the bottle?

4. What announcement does the play begin with?

5. What does Mrs. Antrobus tell Henry and Gladys to do when Mr. Antrobus comes home from his hard day at work?

6. What are the two types of families that this play says should stick together?

7. When does the true reconciliation for Henry and Mr. Antrobus occur?

8. Why does the Fortune Teller tell Sabina to stop being foolish and to go away?

9. When Sabina begins to repeat her lines from Act 1, she breaks character and tells the audience what?

10. Why does Mr. Antrobus yell for the fires to be put out?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Using specific examples to support your answer, explain how the play, or a section of this play, is an allegorical tale? What is the allegory being told?

Essay Topic 2

Why does Act 3, Part 1 begin with the rehearsal of non-actors in the roles of philosophers? What message does this send? Use examples from the play to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

What is an explanation the play gives, through its other themes and motifs, for why Sabina refuses to play out the full seduction scene? Cite examples in support of your answer.

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