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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 does Davies deny the first morning he wakes up?

2. How did Davies feel about his job?

3. What is on top of the gas stove?

4. What does Davies get instead of a donation of shoes?

5. Why does Davies need to go to Sidcup?

Short Essay Questions

1. Does Davies ever show signs of satisfaction?

2. Why does Mick feel as if he has to protect Aston?

3. How does Davies respond when Aston tells him he should find a new place to live?

4. What does Davies promise to do if Aston lets him stay? Is he genuine?

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

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

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

8. What causes the conflict in Act I?

9. What is the Buddha statue symbolic of?

10. What altruistic deed does Mick do for Aston?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Aston reveals to Davies that he has a mental illness and has been treated for it in a harsh way. What role does Aston's mental illness play in the story? Is it a subplot or part of the main conflict? Why?

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