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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. How does the lighting show a new time period and a younger Waldo?

2. How does Ellen find Transcendentalism?

3. What does Ellen wish about Henry?

4. What happens to the man, in Waldo's story, who goes to India to earn a fortune, so he can retire a poet?

5. In what town is the play set?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Deacon Ball's reaction to Henry's class discussion?

2. What argument takes place between Lydian and Henry, regarding his behavior?

3. Why does Henry think more people should be willing to go to jail?

4. Why is Henry in jail?

5. How does Henry show affection for Lydian? What is her response?

6. Describe the scene when Sam Staples tells him he must pay his property taxes?

7. Describe Henry's negotiations for his pay for working for Waldo.

8. What does Henry say about humanity's effect on the environment?

9. Translate Henry's poem/prayer for Bailey. "Blessed Are the Young, for they do not read the President's speeches. Blessed Are They who never read a newspaper, for they shall see Nature and, through her, God. Blessed is Bailey, for he's a good fellow and deserves better treatment than you've been giving him even though he is a man of letters."

10. What does Henry tell Bailey about his home?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Humanity is flawed.

Part 1) What happens that forces Henry to face the fact that Waldo cannot live up to his expectations?

Part 2) What excuse does Lydian give for Waldo?

Part 3) What does Henry do after the event? How does this make him feel?

Essay Topic 2

The character of Henry is depicted in the play as a solitary revolutionary, who uses techniques of passive resistance to protest against injustice.

Part 1) How is he a revolutionary?

Part 2) What techniques of passive resistance does he use?

Part 3) How do Henry's thoughts and actions reflects those of the tumultuous 1960s?

Essay Topic 3

In Act II, Lee and Lawrence further develop the idea of what war Henry is fighting against.

Part 1) What war is he initially fighting?

Part 2) What war is added? How is this war foreshadowed in Act I?

Part 3) What is the connection between the two wars?

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