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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 Coral in Act One, Scene Three?

2. How long have Tom and his family been in Australia?

3. In Act One, Scene Two, when are Jim and Gwen leaving?

4. Who hears Gwen's comments about Tom's family in Act One, Scene Two?

5. What does Gwen wish the students had done instead of Shakespeare?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What complaints does Gwen have about the play?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Roy and Coral’s relationship is strained by their son’s death. How would you describe Roy and Coral’s relationship? How has it been affected by their son’s death? What does the storm that can be seen from the roof of the Gold Coast hotel symbolize about their relationship?

Essay Topic 2

Gwen has made sacrifices for Meg. What sacrifices has Gwen made for Meg? Why has Gwen made sacrifices for Meg? Why is it so important for Gwen that Meg never have to experience the poverty she experienced?

Essay Topic 3

Gwen makes snide comments about Henry and Vic. Why does Gwen make snide comments about Henry and Vic? How are her comments prejudiced? How are the campers with the petition also prejudiced? How does prejudice affect how characters act towards one another?

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