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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 Davies claim to have been treated when he went to get a donation?

2. What is one word to describe Davies?

3. Where does Davies sleep the first night after he is saved from a brawl?

4. Which literary element is shown in Davies getting fired?

5. What foreshadows the outcome of the story?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Buddha statue symbolic of?

2. In what way is Mick "the caretaker" mentioned in the play's title?

3. Describe Aston's experience at the mental hospital.

4. What physical items does Davies get from Aston in Act I?

5. Which character best represents the voice of reason in the play?

6. What is the first instance of Davies's complaints that make Aston angry?

7. Why was Davies fired?

8. What are some of the complaints Davies has about Aston in Act III?

9. According to the play's message, when is altruism best?

10. While the Buddha statue is symbolic, in what way is it shown that the statue does not represent the specific reason why Aston does good deeds?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What specific part of the play is considered the climax? What effect does the climax have on the play? What does it reveal about the characters?

Essay Topic 2

Mick and Aston are brothers who watch out for each other. What is their relationship like? Why do they have this relationship? Why is the relationship between Mick and Aston an important plot point in the play?

Essay Topic 3

What is the main goal of each character? What evidence exists of this goal? What do they hope to accomplish by the time the play is over?

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