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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mary seem to Mrs. Tilford by this point?

2. What does Mrs. Tilford tell Karen about Mary?

3. Who comes to the house at Mrs. Tilford's request?

4. The trial had been publicized _____________________.

5. Everything that Karen loved ____________________.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the role of married women in the 1930s. Conversely, what is the role of unmarried women in the 1930s? What precedents do they feel compelled to follow? What restrictions do they have? Do they have any freedoms that twenty-first century women do not have?

Essay Topic 2

THE CHILDREN'S HOUR is a classic story of good versus evil. What does that classification entail? Why does this play fit into this category? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the concept of loneliness as it exhibits in the story. Which of the characters are lonely? Are they all lonely in some way? Explain the loneliness and the methods and attempts to overcome it.

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