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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. Who is Hannah?

2. After watching his audition, how do the women of the company describe Guy?

3. What kind of names do Dafydd's daughters have?

4. What does Guy try to talk to Dafydd about after Dafydd's outburst at Ted?

5. Who named Dafydd's daughters?

Short Essay Questions

1. Do you think Guy's ulterior motive in joining the company was to become involved with one of the women in the play? Why?

2. Guy was married, but he still seems quite naive when it comes to sexual innuendos. Give an example of his naiveté as it relates Act 1, Scene 6.

3. Guy is barely mentioned in Act 1, Scene 3, but the reader is still able to glean additional information about his personality. What does this scene tell you about him?

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 is the importance of the second song from The Beggar's Opera in Act 2, Scene 1?

6. 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?

7. What is the significance of Ian dropping out of the play?

8. What is the importance of Guy's promotion from Crook Finger'd Jack to Matt the Mint?

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

10. What do you think is the importance of Guy being mentioned by name in Dafydd Llewellyn's speech when all of the other actors are simply lumped together?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Unhappy relationships abound in both The Beggar's Opera and A Chorus of Disapproval. Compare/contrast several unhappy relationships from either play and identify the causal factor in each. Do you think these relationships could be fixed? Why or why not, and if so, how?

Essay Topic 2

Dafydd is obviously passionately dedicated to The Beggar's Opera. He seems to spend all of his free time focusing on perfecting the play. His day job as a lawyer is very time consuming and often takes him away from home. Keeping this in mind, what do you think his relationship is like with his wife and daughters? Cite examples from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Rebecca is clearly elbow deep in the rumors surrounding the BLM land deal. What do you think her motives are in starting these rumors?

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