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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. Who laughs at Mrs. Swithin's odd manner?

2. Who does Mr. Oliver say "must have their ghosts"?

3. What does William have a brief fantasy about?

4. Who is Miss La Trobe?

5. Who is said to have drowned in the lily pond near Pointz Hall?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. As a skeptic and atheist, what does Mr. Oliver think about Mrs. Swithin?

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

5. What does Mr. Oliver dream of when he falls asleep in the library?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Woolf's use of allegory in the novel "Between the Acts". What are some examples in the novel? What are the meanings behind the examples?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss Woolf's use of allusions. What does she allude to throughout the novel? What is the meaning behind these allusions?

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