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

2. In Act Three, Scene Three, what does Coral see when she is with Rick?

3. Who does Tom tell Meg that Coral looks like?

4. How long was Tom gone from school with his illness?

5. Who does Coral strike up a conversation with at the beginning of Act Three, Scene One?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Tom tell Meg about the woman everyone thinks is an artist in Act Four, Scene One?

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. Why do several campers approach Jim on Christmas Day?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

Roy and Coral’s relationship is strained by their son’s death. How would you describe Roy and Coral’s relationship? How has it been affected by their son’s death? What does the storm that can be seen from the roof of the Gold Coast hotel symbolize about their relationship?

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