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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 plan as she leaves the lawn?

2. While waiting for the play to begin, what expression does someone ask the meaning of?

3. What does the narrator say Giles and Isa will do before they sleep?

4. How does Albert create the sound of horses' hooves?

5. Which of the following are villagers NOT dressed as in the scene which uses the wall backdrop?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does "Where There's a Will, There's a Way" end?

5. What do Isa, William and Giles think about after "A Picnic Party" ends?

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

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

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

9. Where does Isa go when she slips away from the pageant audience? What do she do as she wanders around?

10. How is the stage set for "A Picnic Party"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and interpret the relationship between Giles and Isa. What problems are they facing in their marriage? How are they dealing with these problems? What happens at the end of the novel that suggests a possible reconciliation?

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