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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 Isa say she has ordered for the coming event?

2. Where does Miss La Trobe want the pageant to take place?

3. What does William have a strange urge to do?

4. What has Mrs. Swithin nailed to the barn?

5. What book does Mr. Oliver use for reference?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the pageant get off to a rocky start?

2. What do the Haineses and Mr. Oliver discuss at the beginning of the novel?

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

4. What prompts Mrs. Swithin to wonder about a superstitious notion?

5. What troubles does William have?

6. What is the rumor about the lily pond near Pointz Hall? What does Mr. Oliver think of this rumor?

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

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

9. What causes Giles' bad mood when he arrives at Pointz Hall?

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

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 conclusion of the novel. What happens at the end of the novel? Are all of the problems and conflicts resolved? Are there any unanswered questions? Was the pageant a success? What is the tone of the novel at the conclusion?

Essay Topic 3

What are some examples of romance in the novel "Between the Acts"? How does Woolf portray these romantic feelings? Is this a central element of the novel? What deeper meaning might these examples of romance contain?

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