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

Short Answer Questions

1. Meg appears, looking for whom?

2. What do Princess Grace, Mulleady, and other tenants come in to do?

3. What does the Officer demand?

4. How old is the Soldier?

5. What does the Soldier say about the members of the British Parliament?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

All of the characters are "prisoners."

Part 1) How is each character a "prisoner?"

Part 2) Are they able to escape? Why or why not?

Part 3) How are people prisoners in real life? How do these hostage situations in the story reflect real life?

Essay Topic 2

The play's ultimate thematic point has to do with a universal human condition.

Part 1) What is this universal condition? How does it affect everyone?

Part 2) How have you, personally, been affected by this universal human condition?

Part 3) Do you agree with this theme? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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