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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 is Delia's last name?

2. What house is shown in the first slides in Act 1?

3. What does Delia say she did after finishing her book?

4. Who quotes Aztec poetry in Act 1?

5. Delia admits to Jean in Act 1 that she is what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jean feel about Chad's advances in Act 2? What does August say regarding Chad?

2. How does Chad react to the news of Jean's pregnancy? Why?

3. Compare the characters of August and Chad. How are they alike? How are they different?

4. Which character was created by Lanford Wilson for the actor Tanya Berezin? Why?

5. What does Delia feel is the greatest sin? Why?

6. 'If you save a man from drowning, you're responsible for him the rest of his life.' Who quotes this proverb in the play? In regards to whom?

7. Who wrote the poem that Dan recites in Act 1? What significance is the poem to the play?

8. What has been discovered in Act 2 Part 1? Who tells about this discovery? What is the reaction?

9. Which character says, "Great blinders is believing in and she's a great believer in blinders?" What does this mean?

10. What is the overall theme of The Mound Builders? How is this theme portrayed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Give the characteristics of a Tragic Hero. How is August the Tragic Hero of The Mound Builders? What characteristics does he share with the ancient Greek idea of Tragic Hero?

Essay Topic 2

Define the term "motif." What is the motif in The Mound Builders? How does this motif relate to the characters in the play?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the actions of the climax of The Mound Builders. What is the definition of "Climax?" How do these events affect the legacy of the main character?

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