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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. Where did Halie spend most of her time?

2. Why does Halie say she didn't want Tilden not to go outside?

3. What position did Dodge hold in the family?

4. Who are having an adulterous affair in the play?

5. What is primary character does Halie portray?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do you think Tilden acts the way he does?

2. Where is Tilden prohibited from going to?

3. What is Halie's predication about Bradley and the corn husks on the floor?

4. Describe Halie's character in the first act.

5. How are Dodge and Halie presented in the first act?

6. Who is the first character to appear in Act 1?

7. Why does Halie resent the Catholics?

8. In the first act, where are the characters?

9. What proves that Halie is far from a care taking wife?

10. What are we told happened to Ansel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Bradley was not mentioned in the later part of the story. What could have happened to him? Where is he when all the chaos was happening?

Essay Topic 2

Who is Shelly and what is her personality? Was she too normal, hence she did not stand for the many weird circumstances around her? Was her reaction normal?

Essay Topic 3

Why did Halie despise the Catholics? Is there a reason for her to do so?

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