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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 book does Mr. Oliver use for reference?

2. How does Giles feel about what he read in the newspaper?

3. What music plays after the young girl makes her announcement?

4. Where does Miss La Trobe want the pageant to take place?

5. Who does Giles fume about having to spend time with after arriving at Pointz Hall?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does the pageant get off to a rocky start?

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

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

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

7. How is Mrs. Manresa described?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and interpret the prologue of the pageant in the novel "Between the Acts". Describe the prologue. How does the audience react to it? Do any problems occur during the prologue? How are the themes of the novel illustrated in the prologue?

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

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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