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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. How does the audience react when Eliza Clark's character appears?

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

3. What does Isa wonder about the pageant?

4. What is Mrs. Sands' tea said to taste like?

5. What role does Albert play?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the relationship between Isa and Mr. Haines?

2. What thoughts does Isa have about the plot of the pageant?

3. What do William and Isa share a moment together doing? What thought briefly crosses William's mind while standing with Isa?

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

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

6. What does Mrs. Swithin talk about in the barn?

7. What troubles does William have?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and interpret the conflicts in the novel "Between the Acts". Who is in conflict with whom? How do the characters deal with these conflicts? Are these conflicts resolved by the end of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Woolf's use of imagery in the novel "Between the Acts." What is imagery? What are some examples of imagery in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and interpret the first scene of the pageant in the novel "Between the Acts". Describe the first scene. How does the audience react to the first scene? What is the first scene about? Why is this scene an example of a Shakespearean scene? How does this scene illustrate the theme of romance?

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