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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 does Betty and Clive's guest narrowly escape from while living in Africa?
2. As the games continue during the picnic who shows disappointment in Betty's behavior regarding other people?
3. Who does Betty claim has been mean to her?
4. What does Clive predict will cause Betty to have some excitement in the near future?
5. What does Clive encourage Betty to do during their private discussion?
Short Essay Questions
1. Betty discusses with Martin his marital problems with her daughter,Victoria. Is Betty judgmental about her daughter's current living situation? Give examples to support your answer.
2. Mrs. Saunders narrowly escapes an attack by the natives. How does this situation make the others in Clive's family feel?
3. Betty claims that Joshua, the servant, is being rude to her. When Clive confronts Joshua, his story is different. Why does Clive believe Joshua over his own wife?
4. How does Betty feel about spending time with other women? Why does she feel this way?
5. Why would Edward not want Clive to hear about the incident with the doll from Ellen?
6. Why doesn't Ellen want Betty to run off with Harry?
7. Describe Lin's values in this scene.
8. What is the significance of the Betty from Act 1 and the Betty from Act 2 embracing at the end of the play?
9. Betty proposes the idea of buying a large house for everyone to live in. What is the purpose of Betty wanting to do this?
10. What evidence is provided that Clive and Betty's marriage is in trouble?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast the role of women during the time in Africa with modern day London. How have the roles changed? What could have caused these changes? Are there any ways in which the roles of women have no changed at all?
Essay Topic 2
Time and age are dominant concepts in Cloud 9. Time passes quickly, while the characters age slowly. What is the significance of time in Cloud 9? Why is the mentioning of time and age important? What is the significance of younger characters appearing to the older ones throughout the story?
Essay Topic 3
How does society impact the plot? Identify an event in Cloud 9 that demonstrates an impact or view from the social component. How did society influence this event?
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