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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 do William and Mrs. Swithin see when they go outside?

2. What is NOT mentioned in the long and confusing passage that is recited in the play?

3. What does the servant named Candish prepare for the event?

4. During the tour of Pointz Hall, what does Mrs. Swithin point out in a bedroom?

5. How does Isa feel about Mr. Haines?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does an old crone character recite on the stage?

5. What do Mrs. Sands and Candish do to prepare for the event?

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

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

8. Where do the acting troupe prepare for the pageant?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and interpret the motif of music and sound. How does Woolf use music in the novel? How are sound and noise used? How do these elements affect the tone of the novel? What themes do the music and the level of sound illustrate?

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

Discuss Woolf's use of humor in the novel "Between the Acts." What type of humor is used? How does it affect the tone of the novel?

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