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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. What does Jim tell Meg worries her mother in Act Two, Scene Two?

2. What does Vic wish that she could give Tom for Christmas?

3. Who baked the cakes for the play in Act One, Scene One?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What complaints does Gwen have about the play?

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

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

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?

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