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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 two items of furniture has Cybel added to the room?

2. What does Cybel say Dion was born with?

3. What kind of husband does Dion call himself?

4. What does Margaret say Dion is like?

5. What does Dion tell Margaret he has got to say?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Margaret tell Dion about Billy?

2. How does Billy react to Margaret's turning him down?

3. How does Billy get away from Margaret's criticisms of him?

4. How does Margaret react to seeing Billy in Dion's mask?

5. What excuse does Dion make for wearing Billy's clothes?

6. Summarize Act 1, Scene 2.

7. What do the two draftsmen gossip about?

8. What do Margaret's three boys argue about on the pier?

9. How does Cybel change her appearance when Billy rings her doorbell?

10. How does Cybel deceive Billy in this scene?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Replace the play's setting with one of the following settings:

1. Mexico.

2. Britain.

3. Spain.

What new meaning would the new setting give the book? How important is setting for developing meaning in a story?

Essay Topic 2

What are the differences between a play and a film in terms of the following:

1. Language

2. Character

3. Structure

Essay Topic 3

Examine the play's dialogue. How does the author's dialogue contribute to the following areas:

1. Character

2. Setting

3. Plot

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