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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 One, what shape is the rock pool on the beach?

2. In Act Four, Scene One, who persuades Gwen to go for a stroll?

3. What is the subject of the jokes the MC tells in Act Four, Scene Three?

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

5. What does Meg give Gwen for Christmas?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Coral and Roy’s son died before the play began. How did their son die? How does grief affect Coral? How does Coral struggle with grief?

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