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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 is the date of the play in Chapter 8 of Fates?

2. In "The Antigonad," which god cuts Antigone down, revives her, and seals her into a cave?

3. How old was Lotto when he first spent summers with Samuel?

4. What color wedding dress does Go begin to weave after singing with Ros?

5. In "The Antigonad," what language does the chorus sing in?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Chapter 9 of Fates take place?

2. What happens when a man comes to speak to Lotto after his play "Eleanor of Aquitaine"?

3. What is the name and topic of a play that Lotto writes in 2001?

4. What happens to Lancelot as he leaves a plane at the beginning of Chapter 5?

5. What does Ladybird think about Olivia in the play Lotto writes in 2003?

6. Why is Mathilde angry with Lotto about the play "The Bats"?

7. Where is "The House in the Grove" set and who are the characters in Act II, Scene I?

8. Why is Lotto gone so long when he goes to fetch milk at the grocery store in "Eschatology"?

9. What does Mathilde suggest that Lotto do two weeks after his accident?

10. What does Pete serve Miranda to eat and drink in Act 1, Scene 1 of "Ship of Fools"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mathilde commented that something was looking out for Lotto. What were some ways that Lotto's life seemed to be directed by fate? Was his life positively or negatively directed by fate?

Essay Topic 2

Mathilde's brother died falling down the stairs. How did Mathilde feel about her brother, and was it possible that she had a deliberate part in his death?

Essay Topic 3

Mathilde never had children. Why was Mathilde so against having children? What did she fear?

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