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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 ironic comment does Pat make, regarding what Monsewar has told him?

2. How does Meg act towards Miss Gilchrist, when trying to get her to leave?

3. When he is finished, he and Meg talk further about what?

4. What is the IRA?

5. When does the Soldier say those who are parted will all be brought together?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Meg respond to Pat's comment about the house being little more than a brothel? How does he reassure her?

2. Who does Miss Gilchrist want to leave with her? Why can this character not leave?

3. How does Pat feel about the way that Meg talks to him?

4. What do Pat and Meg think about the kidnapping of the British soldier?

5. How does Teresa act when she finds out the Officer did not give the Soldier the cigarettes? How does the Soldier respond?

6. What is revealed about the Soldier?

7. What is revealed about the boarding house?

8. What does Pat have to say about his first meeting with Monsewer?

9. How does the play end?

10. How does Meg react to Princess Grace's news? How do the others respond?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There is a feeling of suspense at several points throughout this play.

Part 1) Describe two of these points. Why does this suspense exist?

Part 2) How is this suspense affected by the vaudeville feel of the play? What is the purpose of the vaudeville feel of the play in regards to the suspense in this play?

Part 3) How does this suspense affect the reader or audience member? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Various characters are symbolic.

Part 1) How are the characters symbolic? Why are they each symbolic?

Part 2) How do they evolve throughout the play? What is the purpose of this evolution?

Part 3) What message does the playwright want the audience to take away from these symbolic characters, as well as how they evolve and are developed throughout the play.

Essay Topic 3

A sub-theme of the play is no matter who and what these people are and what they do to survive, patriotism in the name of Ireland is the one noble value they have in their lives.

Part 1) How does one know this is a sub-theme?

Part 2) How does this sub-theme reflect the beliefs of the characters in this play?

Part 3) Does this type of patriotism exist anywhere else in the world? If so, where and why? If not, why not?

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