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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. Where are Harry, Vic, and Tom from?

3. Why is Alice MacFaddyn not able to sing in Act Four, Scene Three?

4. How tall is the Christmas tree that Gwen has in Act Three, Scene Two?

5. What movie does Jim tell Meg that he took Gwen to see when they were first courting?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

Subtext is an unspoken or not obvious meaning in a drama or story. Where does the author use subtext in the play? How does subtext reveal emotions and conflict?

Essay Topic 3

There is a bonfire after Tom and Coral’s play. How do characters interact with the bonfire? What does the bonfire symbolize?

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