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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 Quillery think about Dr. Waldersee's research?

2. In commenting on the guests, what does Quillery reveal the hotel building's original function was?

3. What kind of music does the hotel feature?

4. What is Quillery denied, causing him to return to the hotel in the first part of Act 2?

5. What are the Cherrys talking about when Act 2 opens?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Quillery make his entrance in Act 2, Scene 1, and why is he upset?

2. What is Irene doing to entertain the Cherrys and what does it say about her character?

3. In response to Dr. Waldersee's assessment of his opinions, what does Quillery say about the doctor's research and where he will end up?

4. How is Harry's response to Irene's stories different from what she received from the other guests, and what does it say about his character?

5. How does Irene introduce the phrase "Idiot's Delight", and what does it mean?

6. What is Pittaluga, the owner of Hotel Monte Gabriele, attempting to portray with his general outlook and behavior?

7. In the larger theme of the play, what do the Cherrys represent?

8. How does Irene respond to Harry's notion that the two had met before and what does it mean?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the conversation between Irene and Weber in Act 2, Scene 2.

1) What are Weber's views on war and how do they fit into his business plans? What does that say about his character and how does it give the audience clues about what he is capable of later in the play?

2) How does Irene respond to Weber's business and what is surprising about it? Explain the possible motives for why she responds this way and what they signify for her character.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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