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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 buys Cognac in Ill's store?

2. What are the names of Claire's eunuchs?

3. What is the Policeman's name in the play?

4. What kind of new typewriter has the mayor gotten in Act 2, Scene 2?

5. From what language is The Visit translated?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Act 2, Scene 3 illustrate the theme of denial?

2. What does Ill believe has caused the change in the townspeople in Act 2, Scene 1?

3. What is the priest's opinion of Ill's problems in Act 2?

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

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

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

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

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

9. Describe the foreshadowing which takes place in Act 1, Scenes 1 and 2 in Claire's questioning.

10. What does Ill realize in his conversation with the mayor in Act 2, Scene 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of power and control in the play. How does Claire embody this theme? What choices has she made which contribute to this?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of denial in The Visit. Who principally exhibits this theme and why? How does this theme relate to the historical significance of the play?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the characters of the Priest and the Schoolmaster. How are their moral values different? How are the characters alike?

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