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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. Where is Lucy at the beginning of Act 2 Scene 2?

2. Where does Act I, Scene II take place?

3. Who is Bob Acres?

4. Who intervened in Lydia's affairs with Beverly?

5. Who does Captain Absolute give money to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sheridan wish to prove about the Comedy of Manners?

2. Why is Mr. Faulkland worried about Julia?

3. Why does Lydia love her poor soldier?

4. What does Thomas like to wear?

5. What does the audience learn about Sir Absolute's marriage?

6. Why is Acres confused when he arrives at the duel site?

7. What does Lucius talk Acres into?

8. Why is Faulkland worried?

9. Does Lydia forgive and forget?

10. What does Fag reveal about Jack to Coachman?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1. What type of boyfriend is Faulkland?

2. Why does he feel he must constantly test Julia?

3. At first, how does Julia always react to this?

Essay Topic 2

1. What is unconditional love?

2. What are the types of love that are represented in the play?

3. What characters represent the different types of love in the story

Essay Topic 3

18th century gender roles are examined in the play.

1. Compare and contrast the life of a woman and man in the 18th century

2. How does Sheridan shatter or stay true to gender roles?

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