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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Dafydd's house described?
(a) Cozy.
(b) Dirty.
(c) Small.
(d) Enormous.

2. How is Bridget introduced in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) As Dafydd's best actress.
(b) As the bartender's daughter.
(c) As Jarvis's mistress.
(d) As the bar's owner.

3. What is the name of the actress who plays the protagonist's wife?
(a) Linda.
(b) Polly.
(c) Lucy.
(d) Hannah.

4. What is the song about that the person sitting at the piano in the bar is singing?
(a) War and sorrow.
(b) Wine and women.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Remembrance.

5. What is Bridget carrying when she first meets Guy?
(a) A piece of furniture.
(b) A script.
(c) An empty platter.
(d) An elaborately decorated basket.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Dafydd's reaction to his own performance during Guy's audition?

2. What does Dafydd suggest Guy should do be more like his initial character?

3. What does Hannah ask Guy to do while he is on stage practicing his craft?

4. What was the fate of the play's main character as explained in the beginning of the book?

5. When Guy is left alone on the stage in Act 1, Scene 5, what does he do?

Short Essay Questions

1. Character development is very important in a play. Act 1, Scene 3 is all about character development. How does this bar scene give you the basic information you need to know about most of the characters?

2. What does the description of Dafydd's home tell you about his family?

3. What is the reader's first impression of Guy? What do we learn of him from the author? What do we learn of him from his actions? What do we learn of him from his interactions with other characters?

4. Do you think that Guy is as innocent as he is portrayed, or do you think it is a creatively crafted act?

5. What does Jarvis's sawdust story tell you about him?

6. In Act 1, Scene 3, we are introduced to our first love triangle. Describe these relationships.

7. What does Act 1, Scene 4 tell you about Dafydd's character? Does him seem self absorbed and boorish or simply clueless? Why?

8. What is the significance of the song Crispin sings in Act 2, Scene 2 while Linda and Bridget are fighting?

9. What impression does the reader get of Hannah? Does she seem happy? Why or why not?

10. Guy's roles appear to be intricately tied into what a woman is encouraging Dafydd to do as far as the role goes. Cite some examples of this.

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