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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. At the beginning of Act Two, Scene Two, what does Gwen ask Meg if she wants to take?

2. Who did Roy used to think that Coral looked like?

3. In Act One, Scene Two, what does Tom hope happens to Gwen and her family so they end up in the hospital?

4. How does Roy accuse Coral of behaving at school functions?

5. What time is Gwen afraid they will not get away in Act Two, Scene Two?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Gwen complain about in Act Two, Scene Two?

3. In Act Two, Scene Two, what conversation does Meg have with her father about her mother?

4. What complaints does Gwen have about the play?

5. Who does Roy thank in Act One, Scene One?

6. In Act Two, Scene One, what does Tom say about going on the trip?

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

8. What happend to Roy and Coral's son, and why does Roy say that he had to go?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The climax in a play is the highest point of tension and a turning point. What is the climax of the play and why is that incident the climax?

Essay Topic 2

Genre is a means of classifying literature. What is the genre of Away? Why is it a drama? How is a play different from other literary works?

Essay Topic 3

Coral strikes up a conversation with a woman named Leonie at the Gold Coast hotel. Does the conversation that Coral has with Leonie seem forced or artificial? What does the conversation reveal about Coral’s struggle to be empathetic and understand others?

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