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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 August say that they were racing against early in Act 1?
2. Who is the author of the Aztec poem that is recited in Act 1?
3. Who quotes Aztec poetry in Act 1?
4. At the beginning of Act 1 Part 6, there is a slide of a fire. What does August say this is?
5. What does Delia claim they were doing to her at the hospital?
Short Essay Questions
1. Dan says early in the play that there are many reasons for building mounds in ancient societies. What are some of these?
2. How does the word "excavation" relate literally and figuratively in the play? What is being excavated in both senses of the word?
3. Compare the characters of Jean and Delia. How do they relate to each other? How are they similar? How are they different?
4. Early in Act 1, Kirsten hears a noise in the night. What does she hear and who comes to comfort her?
5. Who arrives drunk after fishing near the end of Act 1? What is the relationship of these two characters?
6. What does the discovery in Act 2 Part 1 lead Dan to theorize about this ancient culture?
7. Describe the term which refers to the use of projections in the play. What effect does this theatrical device serve?
8. Who references a Chinese puzzle box in the play? What does this metaphor relate to?
9. What does Delia feel is the greatest sin? Why?
10. Where is Dan at the end of The Mound Builders? What is the reaction of the others to this?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What does the building of the dam signify in The Mound Builders? How does water, rain, and flooding tie into the play both literally and metaphorically?
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
Who is the antagonist in The Mound Builders? How does this character's actions affect the outcome of the play? How do you feel about this character? Are his/her actions justified?
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