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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. What kind of accent does Guy use to practice his only line as his initial character?
2. Dafydd says that everything in the Llewellyn house is ______________.
3. Why is Guy surprised after he finishes his audition?
4. How does Hannah congratulate Guy on his promotion to a new character?
5. Ian says that Dafydd directed a "really awful production" of what musical?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Act 1, Scene 3, we are introduced to our first love triangle. Describe these relationships.
2. 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?
3. 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?
4. Act 2, Scene 2 contains the climax of the Crispin/Linda/Bridget love triangle. Explain the events that take place.
5. What is the importance of the Welsh song to Dafydd? Do you think that attempting to sing that song endeared Guy to Dafydd or alienated him? Why?
6. Newly entrenched in the lead role as MacHeath, Guy sings a song at the end of Act 2, Scene 2. What is the importance of the song?
7. What is your impression of the way Act 1, Scene 1 ends? What do you think it means for the rest of the play?
8. What is symbolic about Dafydd's mad dash to set up the lights even while his wife is breaking up with her boyfriend in plain sight?
9. What is the importance, if any, of Guy being invited to join the rest of the cast at the bar?
10. What is the importance of the song from The Beggar's Opera in Act 1, Scene 3? What does it add to the scene?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The end of The Beggar's Opera has MacHeath being reprieved and all supposedly forgiven. Draw a parallel between the ending of The Beggar's Opera and the ending of A Chorus of Disapproval, illustrating the melding of the two endings into one resolution.
Essay Topic 2
One of the subplots in A Chorus of Disapproval is the rumor about BLM's interest in Jarvis's land. What purpose does this subplot serve? How is it tied into the other story lines? What do you think the author's purpose is in including it in the story?
Essay Topic 3
Recalling the description of Dafydd and Hannah's home and knowing what you do of Dafydd's life and character, what does the home's description say about Dafydd's role in the home?
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