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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 has Don disgruntled at the beginning of the play?

2. What are the Cherrys enjoying at the beginning of Act 2, Scene1?

3. Where is Don Navadel originally from?

4. As they reveal to Harry, how many days before visiting the hotel were the Cherrys married?

5. What does Don provide for the hotel guests?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Harry do to ease the tension after Quillery and Dr. Waldersee argue, and what does it symbolize about his character?

2. What comments does Harry make about Weber? What does Irene say to Harry in response to his thoughts on Weber, and what are her possible motives?

3. Why does Irene capture the attention of the hotel guests and what impresses her about the hotel itself?

4. Who is Dr. Waldersee, and what brings him to the hotel in Act 1?

5. Who is Weber and what does Quillery inform Harry of in reference to his profession?

6. What does Irene tell Harry about her fate at the hotel and why does she believe it to be true?

7. What is it about Irene that Harry reveals as the reason he recognizes her, and why is this important?

8. What is the nobility in Harry's actions at the end of the play, and why do they stand out compared to other heroic acts?

9. What does Quillery do to provoke the attention of the Italian soldiers?

10. What are Irene and Weber discussing at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 2, and why is it significant?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Act 3, Irene is betrayed by Weber.

1) What does Weber use against Irene to betray her? How did she unintentionally contribute to it throughout the play? What are the possible motivations for Weber's reprehensible actions?

2) Describe how Irene responds at first, and then how she eventually views the betrayal. What new part of her character does it illustrate and why is it important to the rest of the play's events?

Essay Topic 2

Describe in detail Irene's story about her adventure as she relates it to Harry. What specific parts of it are possible reasons for why Harry doubts her? Also, what is significant about the role of the Americans in her story and how does it relate to Harry's role in the play?

Essay Topic 3

Explain Quillery's actions in the second scene of Act 2. What has him so enraged? Do you think he is justified? Why or why not? Also, describe what happens to him and what that represents for the theme of having characters reflect the war.

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