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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. Who is Linda's boyfriend?
(a) Jarvis.
(b) Dafydd.
(c) Ted.
(d) Crispin.

2. What is Linda's reply in when Dafydd asks where Crispin is?
(a) She gives Dafydd a dirty look and leaves the theater.
(b) She tells Dafydd to ask Bridget.
(c) She says that he should arrive any minute.
(d) She says that she doesn't know.

3. What kind of names do Dafydd's daughters have?
(a) Greek.
(b) Italian.
(c) Irish.
(d) Welsh.

4. Dafydd says that everything in the Llewellyn house is ______________.
(a) Welsh.
(b) Greek.
(c) Irish.
(d) Italian.

5. Who sings at the end of Act 1, Scene 5?
(a) Hannah.
(b) Rebecca.
(c) Linda.
(d) Enid.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Dafydd's house described?

2. What is the genre of the play being performed by the troupe?

3. How does Dafydd describe the owner of the bar?

4. What adjective(s) is used to describe Guy's personality?

5. Who is the author of the play being performed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Guy's reaction to the news that BLM is closing down?

2. What is symbolic about the women of the cast turning to face Guy instead of doing as Dafydd instructs and turning to face Crispin?

3. The women of the cast have an obvious interest in Guy. How does this interest help to sharpen Guy's character for the reader?

4. Compare/contrast Dafydd and Guy. What do you think is the importance of this relationship to the play?

5. What is satire? What does it add to a script? How is it used in the play The Beggar's Opera?

6. In Act 1, Scene 4, we learn of Guy's wife's death and why he wanted to join The Beggar's Opera. What effect, good or bad, do you think his wife's death will have on his future relationships with women

7. What is the relevance of the song from The Beggar's Opera at the end of Act 2, Scene 3?

8. Guy and Hannah share a kiss in an area where anyone from the cast could see them, and Dafydd has just left the room. What does their recklessness say about them?

9. Act 1, Scene 1 includes a fairly overt use of foreshadowing. What do you think might be foreshadowed by the events taking place in this scene?

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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