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

2. After Guy's audition, the cast members agree that Guy should play what character?
(a) MacHeath.
(b) Beckett.
(c) Matt the Mint.
(d) Crook Finger'd Jack.

3. What kind of accent does Guy use to practice his only line as his initial character?
(a) Irish.
(b) British.
(c) Italian.
(d) Scottish.

4. What is the first thing learned about the protagonist in the play being performed?
(a) He comes from a broken home.
(b) He is the play's hero.
(c) He is a pirate.
(d) He is married to one woman and engaged to another.

5. After watching his audition, how do the women of the company describe Guy?
(a) Quiet and shy.
(b) Meek and weak.
(c) Masculine, manly.
(d) Strong and handsome.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Guy do while waiting for the director to arrive?

2. Who is Fay's husband?

3. What does the ringing of the bell in the bar signify?

4. Who is Linda's boyfriend?

5. What happens when Guy finishes singing his audition piece?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Guy uncomfortable with accepting the money that Jarvis sent him?

2. 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?

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

4. 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?

5. Act 2, Scene 2 contains the climax of the Crispin/Linda/Bridget love triangle. Explain the events that take place.

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

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

8. Again, a song from The Beggar's Opera is used to add to the scene. What is the importance of this song to Act 1, Scene 5?

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

10. What is the symbolism of the missing underwear?

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