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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. Who has a security blanket?

2. Who pretends that their marriage and relationship displays a loving partnership?

3. What area can be seen form the living room during the play?

4. Who are Dodge and Halie's sons?

5. Who does Halie tell Dodge they have to take care of?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are we told happened to Ansel?

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

4. Describe Tilden at the start of Act 1.

5. What is Halie's way of showing her apparent concern for Dodge?

6. What's one indication that Tilden is not his self and disturbed?

7. What is Bradley like at the start of the play?

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

9. What might be Bradley's reasons for being so mean?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Father Dewis was just barely mentioned in the whole story, yet he plays a very significant role in unraveling the mystery of the story. Analyze Father Dewis and his actions. Do you think he has many followers? Why?

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