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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 is the name of Mr. Oliver's son?

2. What does Mrs. Swithin ask Isa about after speaking to Mr. Oliver about the event?

3. What does Isa wonder about the pageant?

4. What are the only two emotions Isa acknowledges?

5. What does Mrs. Swithin forget on her tour of Pointz Hall?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Who accompanies Mrs. Swithin on a tour of Pointz Hall? What does she forget on the tour?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

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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