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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 are the first words Alan says without singing in the play?

2. Who is Alan standing next to as the play opens?

3. What does Alan bet all cowboys are?

4. Where did Alan watch his TV?

5. What age was Alan when he saw this horse?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dysart want to do for Alan?

2. How did Dora encourage the love of horses in Alan?

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

4. How does Alan react to Nugget as he is grooming him?

5. What is the piece of information Dora shares once Frank arrives home?

6. What does Frank think about TV?

7. What is Alan afraid of when he and Jill go back to the stables?

8. What is the game that Dysart wants he and Alan to play?

9. What does Hesther make of the dream that Dysart shares with her?

10. What is the horseman's response to Franks' reaction?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The idea of worship is also a common theme in this play. Loving someone or something without judgment or criticism is something many characters intimately understand.

Part 1: Give examples of how Alan uses worship as a part of his life. What does this say about Alan?

Part 2: Give examples of how Dysart worships in his own life. What does this say about Dysart?

Part 3: Given these ideas of worship, what does the role of worship have to play in the lives of the characters? What does worship provide? Is it a positive or a negative thing?

Essay Topic 2

The characters of Dysart and Alan are opposites, and yet similar at the same time. Their two stories make up the play of "Equus."

Part 1: Compare the similarities between Dysart and Alan. How are these two characters alike?

Part 2: Contrast Dysart and Alan. How are these two characters not alike?

Part 3: Do you think Dysart and Alan are more alike or more different? Explain your answer.

Essay Topic 3

The way Frank speaks in this play is very compelling, and almost numbing. This specific character seems to offer more than what the viewer can see in his actions.

Part 1: List three different phrases the Frank uses repetitively in this play.

Part 2: Why do you think the author made Frank speak in the way that he does?

Part 3: What are your impressions of Frank from the way he speaks? What kind of person does Frank seem to be?

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