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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. Who does Tom tell Meg that Coral looks like?

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

3. What is on the beach after the play in Act Four, Scene 3?

4. In Act Four, Scene Two, what does Coral bring after Meg leaves Tom?

5. How old is the carving is at the end of the beach in Act Four, Scene One?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Gwen accuses Meg of making snide remarks. Has Gwen been making snide remarks? Are Meg’s remarks similar to her mother’s comments? Is Gwen being hypocritical when she accuses Meg of being rude?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Gwen spends much of the play complaining. What type of person is Gwen? How does she change during the course of the play?

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