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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose wedding takes place in scene 6?

2. What does Shen Te reenter the scene wearing?

3. What does Shu Fu say Shen Te sacrificed to help the old couple?

4. What does Mrs. Yang announce to the guests?

5. What does Mrs. Shin think is wrong with Shin Te?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Brecht greatly influenced popular culture. Choose a book, film or play that you think Brechtian technique and discuss its similarities with The Good Person of Szechuan in terms of the following:

1. Plot.

2. Character.

3. Themes.

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the following and discuss how it affects the tone of the play and helps to express character and theme:

1. Setting.

2. Point of view.

3. Structure.

4. Language.

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the characters in the novel and discuss how he or she would cope in one of the following scenarios:

1. A plague sweeps through the town.

2. The Gods give each resident of the town 1,000 silver dollars.

3. A foreign army takes over the town.

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