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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. How does Gwen say that Tom's family lives?

2. In Act One, Scene One, who provided the lumber for the play?

3. Where are Roy and Coral going on holiday?

4. In Act One, Scene One, what year does the play take place?

5. Where is Coral in Act One, Scene Three?

Short Essay Questions

1. What complaint does Roy have about Coral's behavior at school functions, and how does she respond?

2. How does Harry say that he and his family will spend their holiday?

3. In Act Two, Scene Four, what does Vic ask Tom to do about the trip?

4. What do Roy and Coral discuss at the end of Act One?

5. Where did Gwen grow up and when did she leave home?

6. What conversation do Meg and Tom have before they leave?

7. How does the play, A Midsummer's Night's Dream, end?

8. What does Gwen say about Tom and his family?

9. What does Tom say when he hears Gwen disparaging his family?

10. Why does Vic come to check on a noise she hears in Act Two, Scene Four, and what does she find?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Harry shares the news of Tom’s illness with Jim, and Tom shares the news of his illness with Meg. How is irony revealed about through these discussions of Tom’s illness? Where else does the playwright use irony? How does the playwright use irony in the play?

Essay Topic 2

Coral and Roy’s son died before the play began. How did their son die? How does grief affect Coral? How does Coral struggle with grief?

Essay Topic 3

The author uses the relationships between Meg and her parents and Tom and his parents to explore parent-child relationships. How would you describe the relationships that Meg and that Tom have with their parents? What causes conflicts between the parents and their children?

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