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

2. At the picnic, who is just as bad at the game as Betty and Ellen?

3. What does Betty reveal to Clive about Edward, his son?

4. How are the stable boys different from Joshua?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Clive feel that Betty is "eroding" away the standards of his empire?

2. How does Betty feel about spending time with other women? Why does she feel this way?

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

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

5. What is the significance of the discussion of the violence in video games?

6. In the park, Edward gives Martin directions on how to take care of Tommy even though Martin is Tommy's father. What does this tell the audience about Martin's fathering skills?

7. Martin leaves alone after the ritual. What does this tell the audience about his position in this group?

8. Why would Edward shout at Joshua to obey Betty?

9. Edward orders the women to stop playing catch. He believes that they are awful because they are women. How does this reflect the view on women during the time this play is occurring?

10. Martin tries to convince Victoria to take a job in another city. What does this tell the audience about Martin as a person?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Loyalties are demonstrated between Joshua and Clive and Edward and Victoria, while it is missing in many of the other relationships. What role did the concept of loyalty have in the novel? What did the lack of loyalty contribute to the story line? Would the story have changed if there were more loyalties amongst the characters?

Essay Topic 2

At Harry and Ellen's wedding, Clive spoke about marriage to the guests, while Betty discussed marriage to the bride privately. How are their views on marriage different? Why may they have different views?

Essay Topic 3

Although many of the conflicts are internalized within the characters, there are some external conflicts within the plot. What is one of the most crucial external conflict in Cloud 9? Why is this conflict so important?

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