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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 superstitious notion does Mrs. Swithin wonder about?

2. What does Mr. Oliver call his grandson after surprising him from behind a tree?

3. What have Mr. Haines, his wife, and Mr. Oliver gathered to discuss at the beginning of the book?

4. What does Mr. Oliver tell Isa he is disappointed by?

5. Who does Eliza Clark play in the pageant?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lucy Swithin like to read and imagine?

2. What does Miss La Trobe lament as the audience leaves for the intermission?

3. What do the villagers do when 'Queen Elizabeth' returns to the stage?

4. What does Isa think about while watching George and company?

5. Who is the first player who comes on stage in the play?

6. Who is Miss La Trobe? How does she carryout her role in the pageant?

7. Why does Mr. Oliver express disappointment in his grandson?

8. What does Pointz Hall host every year? Where will the event take place should there be fair or rainy weather?

9. What role does Albert play, and why is it not considered a stretch for him?

10. Who is Eliza Clark, what roles does she play and how does the audience react to her character?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and interpret the final scene of the pageant in the novel "Between the Acts". Describe the final scene. Why is this scene considered the climax? What happens during this scene? How does the audience react?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and interpret the characters of the novel, particularly the principle characters. Who are the principle characters, and why? What conflicts are they dealing with? Describe the relationships between these characters.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the modernist elements found in "Between the Acts." What is modernism? What are some elements of modernism in the novel? What are some examples of modernism in the pageant? How does the audience react to these examples?

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