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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. Who doesn't understand Dysart, according to him?
(a) Hesther
(b) His wife
(c) Children
(d) Alan

2. How does Alan describe the rides at night?
(a) Sexy
(b) Untrue
(c) Thrilling
(d) Fantastic

3. What language is 'Equus' from?
(a) Roman
(b) Indian
(c) Latin
(d) Greek

4. Hesther has an/a _________ of papers to get through before bed.
(a) Mountain
(b) Pile
(c) Box full
(d) Everest

5. What does Alan's father do for a living?
(a) Printer
(b) Teacher
(c) Jurist
(d) Artist

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the horse that used to be a main figure in the stories Alan would love to hear?

2. What does Dysart call Hesther at the end of scene 18?

3. Who does Jill describe as gentle as a baby?

4. What color is Dysart's fireplace?

5. What did Dalton see to be a sign that the horses were out the previous night?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dysart admit that be feels?

2. What do Frank and Dora share with Dysart about Alan that surprised them?

3. What happens when Jill and Alan are sitting in the theatre?

4. What does Dysart want to do for Alan?

5. What happens after Alan leads the horse offstage?

6. What does Alan have to say about the things he said when he was under hypnosis?

7. What happens after Alan tells Equus there will be no more?

8. What does Alan say when he recounts his nonverbal conversation with that first horse?

9. What is Frank's reaction to Alan's encounter with the horse?

10. When Dysart asks Alan who took him first to the stables, what does Alan do?

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