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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. What does Jim lose in Act One, Scene Two?

3. In Act Two, Scene Two, why does Meg tell her mother to go to bed?

4. What does Tom say will do for his mother to give him for Christmas in Act Two, Scene Four?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What complaints does Gwen have about the play?

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

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

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

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

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

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 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?

Essay Topic 2

Many donations are made to help put on the play, A Midsummer Night’s Dream. What donations are given to help put on the play? What do those donations reveal about community?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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