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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 noises does Davies make in his sleep?

2. Which of the following is a theme in the play?

3. What is on top of the gas stove?

4. What is Davies's real name?

5. How old is Aston?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Act II, does Aston seem satisfied in his efforts to help Davies?

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

3. Describe Mick.

4. Why does Mick pay off Davies after he insults him?

5. What mutual agreement do Aston and Mick come to at the end of the play?

6. 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?

7. How is irony used in Act I?

8. Why is Davies so defensive that he actually pulls a knife on Mick when he is scared by him?

9. Why does Davies have several insurance cards?

10. Why does Aston want to build a shed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the significance of the play's title? What evidence points to the play's title being relevant to the story? Is there anything ironic about the title?

Essay Topic 2

What is the significance in having only three characters in the play? How does the small number of characters benefit the story? What consequences are a result of having so few characters?

Essay Topic 3

Why is the past of each character significant to the events in The Caretaker?

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