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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. Why does Mrs. Frail need to find a husband?

2. Who does Mr. Tattle seduce?

3. Which character do Valentine and Scandal accuse Tattle of having intimate relations?

4. This characteristic best describes Valentine's children.

5. What does Mrs. Frail want most of all?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Angelica retort the comment made by Foresight regarding her inability to use his carriage?

2. What does Miss Prue confide in Mrs. Frail just as Valentine's brother, Ben, arrives?

3. Describe the character of Valentine.

4. Describe how Valentine has become indebted.

5. Explain how Sir Sampson responds to Angelica's affections.

6. Why is Sir Sampson in such a hurry to get the deed of conveyance legalized?

7. How does Valentine feel about his illegitimate child?

8. What do the two older woman want to encourage in Miss Prue?

9. Explain the dynamic between Scandal and Mrs. Foresight in Act 4. How has it changed since Act 3?

10. Describe the dynamic between Ben and Mrs. Frail toward the end of the 3rd act.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the practice of role-playing and whether or not it leads to disappointment. Use Benjamin and Miss Prue as an example.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the traditional roles of men and women as portrayed in the play. Use dialogue as evidence. Pay specific attention to how the men deal with the legal issues while the women are fretting and tedious. How are these roles a sign of the times?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the aspect of opportunism as made visible through the characters actions. Is opportunism related to the times? Is it a good thing?

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