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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 did couples do at the wine garden "back in the day"?

2. What is the name of the local highway?

3. What is Val fixing with a pocket knife when Carol approaches him in Act 1 Scene 1?

4. Who would Lady slip off with in the wine garden?

5. What does Jabe do to summon Lady upstairs?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jabe remark that takes Lady by surprise in Act 3, Scene 1?

2. Why does Val brush off Carol in Act 1?

3. How does Carol describe herself to Val?

4. How is Lady shot? Who shoots her?

5. What conversation does Lady have with the Nurse about Jabe's illness in Act 3 Scene 3?

6. Why does Lady feel disappointed in Val in Act 2 Scene 3? Why does he feel disappointed in her?

7. What does Vee say has blinded her in Act 3? How long has she been expecting this?

8. What happens when the Conjure Man appears in the beginning of Act 3 Scene 3?

9. What is Carol doing at the nearby gas station in Act 2? Why?

10. Describe the set of Orpheus Descending.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the role of the Conjure Man in Orpheus Descending. What does he represent? Why is the the last person we see in this play?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of Rebirth in Orpheus Descending. What symbols represent this theme? What motifs exemplify it? What imagery?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the role of Music in Orpheus Descending. What role does Music and Art play in the themes of this play? Who represents music and art?

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