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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 Gwen give Meg for Christmas?

2. What does Meg give Gwen for Christmas?

3. In Act Four, Scene One, what shape is the rock pool on the beach?

4. In Act Four, Scene Three, what does the MC sing about?

5. In Act Three, Scene One, what did Rick want for lunch?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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?

Essay Topic 2

The climax in a play is the highest point of tension and a turning point. What is the climax of the play and why is that incident the climax?

Essay Topic 3

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How does the author use idioms in the book? Why are the idioms sometimes difficult to understand? Why do the idioms often require research to understand their meaning?

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