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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 does Miss La Trobe lament after the play is stopped?

2. What is described as a prison for Giles and Isa?

3. What does the first player who comes out on stage represent?

4. What is Mrs. Sands' tea said to taste like?

5. Where is the acting troupe preparing for the pageant?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Giles fume about while the group has tea?

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

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

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

5. Why does Mr. Oliver express disappointment in his grandson?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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?

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