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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Priest tell Ill is rising in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) The spectre of his guilt.
(b) The spectre of his soul.
(c) The realization of his crimes.
(d) The suffering of mankind.

2. What do the townspeople tell Ill in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) To divorce his wife.
(b) To have an enjoyable trip.
(c) To marry Claire.
(d) To stay or be killed.

3. How old is Ill in The Visit?
(a) 65.
(b) 75.
(c) 95.
(d) 85.

4. What do the townspeople offer to Ill in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) A bouquet of flowers.
(b) Money to stay.
(c) To take him to the station.
(d) A noose.

5. What kind of new typewriter has the mayor gotten in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Zuzenmoff.
(b) Chontriac.
(c) Apple.
(d) Remington.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Claire's last name?

2. Who composed a quartet in the town of The Visit?

3. Who is the woman who runs half naked across the stage in Act 1, Scene 1?

4. What does the name of the town from The Visit mean in German?

5. What kind of tie is the mayor wearing in Act 2, Scene 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the beginning of Act 2, what does Ill see from his window? What does he do?

2. What questions and answers take place between Ill and the townspeople in the beginning of Act 2, Scene 3?

3. What is the reaction to Ill's points in Act 2, Scene 3? How do they blockade him?

4. How does Claire explain the justification for her offer to the town of Guellen at the end of Act 1?

5. Who, as a whole, are Claire's ex-husbands? How does she feel about them?

6. Where does Ill go in Act 2, Scene 2? What is alarming to him there?

7. What other strange questions does Claire ask once at her hotel?

8. Who comes looking for money in Act 1, Scene 1? Who do the townspeople blame for their situation?

9. What does Ill come to notice about the appearance of his customers in Act 2, Scene 1? What is their reply?

10. What are the townspeople awaiting in the beginning of the play? Why?

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