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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. In Act 1, Scene 3, who follows Miriamne without success?

2. Whom does the Radical accuse of capitalist oppression?

3. Where does Garth tell Miriamne to go in Act 1, Scene 2?

4. In Act 1, Scene 1, where are the Two Young Men?

5. What comfort does Shadow offer Trock in Act 1, Scene 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Mio pray for Esdras in Act 3?

3. According to Mio, what destroyed his father?

4. What is Judge Gaunt's opinion of the Romanga case?

5. How is Miriamne in the way of Mio's goal?

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

7. What was in the letter Miriamne found on Garth's floor?

8. Why do the Policeman and the Radical argue in Act 1, Scene 3?

9. In Act 1, Scene 1, how does Piny view Trock and Shadow?

10. How does Miriamne react to Shadow's eulogy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What purpose does poetic language serve in the play? At what points is prose interspersed with verse? How is prose used in the play? Why did Anderson choose to switch between the use of verse and prose?

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

Discuss the use of fate and destiny in the play. What destinies are the characters fated to receive and what lessons are learned by the audience as a result? Does Anderson present destiny as a predetermined fate or a result of personal choices?

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