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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 recites a long and confusing passage in the play?

2. What kind of dog does Mr. Oliver have?

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

4. What kind of birds are flying in the barn?

5. Where does Mrs. Swithin say the birds come from?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why is Mrs. Swithin laughed at while helping set up the event?

7. What role does Albert play, and why is it not considered a stretch for him?

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

9. What does Isa remind herself of when she sees Giles?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Analyze and interpret the third scene of the pageant in the novel "Between the Acts". Describe the third scene. What are the Victorian elements found in this scene? How does the audience react to the Victorian elements? Who are the characters in this scene?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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