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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 does Dion ask is still at Billy's office?

2. What has the doctor told Dion to stop?

3. What is Dion doing on the sofa in Cybel's parlor?

4. What does Margaret say Dion looks like?

5. Which character enters Billy's office in Scene 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Billy die?

2. Describe Margaret in the epilogue?

3. Summarize Act 3, Scene 2.

4. What does Margaret say she remembers about June months on the pier?

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

6. How does Billy show he is still smitten with Margaret?

7. Summarize Act 2, Scene 2.

8. How does Cybel's mask hide who she is in reality?

9. Summarize Act 3, Scene 3.

10. Summarize Act 2, Scene 1.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Eugene O'Neill greatly influenced modern literature and in particular modern theater. Choose a book that you think was influenced by THE GREAT GOD BROWN and discuss its similarities with the play 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

Examine the play's reception in three different countries including the country the book was written. How do their opinions about the books differ? Was the book more influential in one country than another? If so, why?

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