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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. What does Clive try to convince Mrs. Saunders to do when they are in the open field?
(a) Surrender to the natives.
(b) Have sex with him.
(c) Fight the natives.
(d) Leave his house.

2. After everyone leaves the house, what does Clive confess?
(a) He wants a divorce.
(b) He loves someone else.
(c) He is afraid.
(d) How difficult the whipping was.

3. When asked his opinion, how does Joshua describe the natives?
(a) As peaceful.
(b) As misunderstood.
(c) As harmless.
(d) As "bad people" who are not his people.

4. As Betty runs out to greet their guest, what does Maud warn Betty about?
(a) To not trust Joshua.
(b) To never leave the children alone.
(c) To remember her place as Clive's wife.
(d) To stay away from Harry.

5. After Edward protests to the adults about playing with the doll, what happens to him?
(a) He gets slapped by Betty and Ellen.
(b) Clive hits him.
(c) Victoria takes her doll.
(d) He runs away.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who warns Clive about the stable boys?

2. In Act I, what is interesting about the genders of Betty and Edward?

3. What does Edward want to do with Harry?

4. After the men return from the stables, what does Mrs. Saunders ask Joshua?

5. What does Betty ask Joshua to retrieve in Act 1, Scene 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn't Ellen want Betty to run off with Harry?

2. How does Maud's warning Clive to pay more attention to Betty foreshadow Betty's reaction to Harry's arrival?

3. What is the significance of Joshua telling Edward a story about his people?

4. Why would Edward lie about Joshua stealing Ellen's necklace when he had it all along?

5. Describe the relationship between Clive and Joshua.

6. Why would the characters only age 25 years if Act 2 takes place a 100 years later?

7. In this Act 2 Scene 4, several characters from Act 1 have resurfaced. What is the significance of this?

8. What does the bringing of Martin into the ritual represent?

9. When Clive returns home, Betty tells him about all the "womanly things" she has done like playing piano and reading poetry. What does Betty's actions tell the reader about the roles of women?

10. Why would Joshua be rude to Betty?

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