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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the setting for Act 2, Scene 10?

2. What does the Frenchman say about the English?

3. What does Lazar say that a good undercover agent never does?

4. What does Brock ask Alice to get out of a drawer?

5. Whose funeral have Brock and Alice just attended?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief character study of Mick. What does he look like? What are his positive personality traits? What are some of his negative characteristics? What are his hopes and fears? What motivates him--if anything--at this point in his life?

Essay Topic 2

Hare uses more than one instance of irony in the play. Cite at least two other examples you can identify in the play and note why they are examples of irony.

Essay Topic 3

The role of women is a main topic addressed in this story. Explain the theme that extends through all the female characters. What is the presumed role of women in Britain during the 1940s and 1950s? Explain by giving examples.

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