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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 Piny sell?

2. Where does Lucia imagine Trock was raised?

3. What claim does Garth make about his future in Act 1, Scene 2?

4. How do Trock and Shadow make Piny feel?

5. In Act 1, Scene 3, what prop does the Radical present to the Policeman?

Short Essay Questions

1. What advice does Lucia give Piny in Act 1, Scene 1?

2. Why is Shadow concerned about Trock's shouting in Act 1, Scene 1?

3. What is Mio's personal philosophy about faith?

4. Why doesn't the Policeman find Shadow's body in Act 2?

5. Why does Garth want to have his violin repaired?

6. In Act 1, Scene 2, why does Trock want Garth to stay inside the apartment?

7. How is Trock surprised in Act 2?

8. How does Mio's goal change in Act 3?

9. In Act 1, Scene 2, what advice does Esdras give Garth about his sense of guilt?

10. Why is Miriamne's father afraid of shadows?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the balance between hope and despair evident in the play. How does the action and dialogue of the play affect that balance? How is the balance between hope and despair used to express the themes of the play? In the end, which emotion do the remaining characters experience and why?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the significance of justice in the drama? How does the quest for justice motivate the characters? What differing opinions exist among the character about the nature of justice? What role does justice play in the final outcome of the drama?

Essay Topic 3

Describe how class differences are demonstrated and utilized in the play. How do the privileged characters treat the disadvantaged characters? How do the disadvantaged characters treat the privileged characters? Is privilege presented as a result of choice or fate?

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