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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 is the first important event in the play?

2. How many rooms make up Act I's setting?

3. Why do Davies and Aston spend the time clearing things from the room?

4. Why does Davies not wear Aston's shoes?

5. What does Aston give Davies after offering him a place to stay?

Short Essay Questions

1. Which character has the most painful past?

2. What is Mick's first impression of Davies?

3. Is there any evidence of Aston's mental illness in the play?

4. What is one of the major themes of Act I?

5. Why does Mick throw the Buddha statue?

6. Why does Mick offer to sell the house to Davies?

7. What negative things does Aston put up with in Act II?

8. Why does Davies insult Aston's mental illness?

9. What causes the conflict in Act I?

10. Describe Mick.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What items in the play are elements of symbolism? One important example is the Buddha statue. Why is this particular figure symbolic?

Essay Topic 2

Why is the setting important to the play? What is special about the room being a setting? Why is another type of setting incompatible with 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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