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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. When the pageant starts again after the intermission, what is the name of the young woman who takes to the stage?

2. While having dessert, what does Mr. Oliver say about the play?

3. Who announces that the pageant is over?

4. What does Edgar hide from in the play?

5. What does Mrs. Swithin name leaves after that are floating on the water?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Mrs. Swithin suggests thanking Miss La Trobe after the pageant is over, what does Mr. Oliver explain?

2. What does Giles imagine himself as after "Where There's a Will, There's a Way" ended, and what did he take as the moral of the story?

3. What does the second scene of "Where There's a Will, There's a Way" depict?

4. What scheme does Lady Harraden come up with involving a con-man?

5. What is used to set the stage for the "Ourselves" section of the pageant?

6. How does nature save the awkwardness of the beginning of the "Ourselves" section of the pageant?

7. Where does Miss La Trobe go after the pageant?

8. What does the audience talk about while they wait for the next scene of the pageant to commence?

9. What makes Isa angry when she sees Giles in the barn?

10. Who does Isa look for as the audience departs?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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 second scene of the pageant in the novel "Between the Acts". Describe the second scene. What takes place? How does the audience react? What is a restoration comedy? In what way is this scene a parody?

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