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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 Mick do when he is at Aston's house?

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

3. How many rooms in the house are occupied?

4. What thing does Davies claim to have several of that is odd?

5. What can't Davies get stamped because he doesn't have his papers ?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Which character has the most painful past?

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

5. Why does Aston stand up for the tramp when he is about to get into a fight with the restaurant employer?

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

7. Both Aston and Mick offer Davies the same job. Why do they have different reasons for offering the job to him?

8. How does Aston show that he is thankful for the help that Mick gives him?

9. What is wrong with the shoes that Aston brings for Davies? Does Davies have valid complaints?

10. Describe Mick.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

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

What is the central cause of conflict in The Caretaker? What characters cause the conflict and which try to appease it?

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