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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. How does Rosie treat William?
2. What is Ted considered at age 80?
3. What does the Vicar announce at dinner?
4. What does Amy write to William?
5. What is Driffield awarded at a birthday celebration?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Ashenden characterize Alroy Kear's writing career?
2. What happens when William comes home for Easter Break and what surprising announcement does the Vicar make?
3. What does William think about Ted's depiction of the high-born and others comparing Ted s to Shakespeare?
4. Describe Rosie.
5. Describe William's memory of the last time he saw Ted.
6. Describe Roy Kear.
7. How does William act for a while around the Driffields after seeing Rosie with Kemp?
8. What does William think about on his way home from the lunch with Kear?
9. What are Roy and William doing and what topic does Roy bring up?
10. What does William learn from Mary-Ann?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the following:
1. What is a plot? What are the most important elements of a plot and their definition? Do all novels have a plot? Why or why not?
2. Write a brief synopsis of the plot of Cakes and Ale, identifying where the various elements of the plot occur. Did you find it difficult to identify the plot? Why or why not? What about the various elements of the plot?
3. Thoroughly analyze how the setting informs the plot in Cakes and Ale. How do you think Cakes and Ale be different if this were about the life of working class people rather than artists?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss one of the following:
1. Trace and analyze the theme of manipulation and power in Cakes and Ale. Consider the following questions as you write: What characters are most concerned with manipulation and power? Why? What are some symbols of manipulation and power? What are symbols of powerlessness? What characters seem powerless?
2. Trace and analyze the theme of hypocrisy in Cakes and Ale. Which characters seem hypocritical? Why? Which characters seem sincere? Why Which ones seem not to care about looking good to others? What is the difference between how the two types live?
3. Trace and analyze the theme of psuedo-art. Which characters seem most engaged in producing "psuedo-art?" Which characters seem to produce art for art sake? Is either type of artist better than the other? Why or why not.
Essay Topic 3
Three of the prominent characters are writers. They are Ted Driffield, William Ashshenden and Roy Kear. Each one feels differently about his art. Discuss the following:
1. Compare and contrast Ted as an artist to William as an artist. How are they alike? Different? Who seems to be more of a "true" artist? Who seems most sincere in his artistic pursuit? Or are both equally sincere? What do each use as his "muse"? Do you think both would pursue writing regardless of the public's reception? Why or why not?
2. Compare and contrast Ted as an artist to Roy as an artist. How are they alike? Different? Who seems to be more of a "true" artist? Who seems most sincere in his artistic pursuit? Are both equally sincere? What do each use as his "muse?" Do you think both would pursue writing regardless of the public's reception? Why or why not?
3. Compare and contrast William as an artist to Roy as an artist. How are they alike? Different? Who seems to be more of a "true" artist? Who seems most sincere in his artistic pursuit? Or are both equally sincere? What do each use as his "muse?" Do you think both would pursue writing regardless of the public's reception? Why or why not?
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