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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 long have Tom and his family been in Australia?

2. At the end of Act Two, Scene Two, what sport does Meg comment that she could have played instead of being in the play?

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

4. How many presents does Tom say that he has gotten his mother in Act Two, Scene One?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 2

Campers approach Jim with a list of complaints. Why do the campers have a list of complaints? What does a perceived sense of privilege have to do with the complaints? Why does Jim tear up the complaints?

Essay Topic 3

Tom and Coral perform a play together at the campground. Why is The Stranger on the Shore an allegory? What is the message of the play?

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