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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 Vic say that they drove past on their way to the beach in Act Four, Scene One?

2. In Act Four, Scene Three, what does the MC carry?

3. What disease does Harry say that Tom has?

4. In Act Three, Scene Two, how many campers approach Jim regarding a petition?

5. What is Tom wearing when he appears for his play in Act Four, Scene 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to the sailor in The Stranger on the Shore?

2. How does the MC open the show in Act Four, Scene Three?

3. How does Vic describe the place where she, Harry, Tom, Jim, Gwen, and Meg are camping in Act Four, Scene One?

4. Why do several campers approach Jim on Christmas Day?

5. In Act Three, Scene One, what do Meg and Gwen argue about?

6. What happens to the lovers in The Stranger on the Shore?

7. What do Gwen, Jim, and Meg have to do and why in Act Three, Scene Four?

8. What is Coral doing at the beginning of Act Three, Scene One?

9. In Act Four, Scene One, what does Harry talk to Jim about when the girls go for a walk?

10. What does Roy threaten to do with Coral when he finds her on the roof with Rick?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

The author uses the relationships between Meg and her parents and Tom and his parents to explore parent-child relationships. How would you describe the relationships that Meg and that Tom have with their parents? What causes conflicts between the parents and their children?

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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