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

Short Answer Questions

1. ________ is to do with knowing and being known.

2. Annie tells Henry that at the conclusion of the play a woman was ______.

3. The phone rings and Henry picks it up. He then asks if ________ would like to talk to Annie.

4. The scene then moves to Brodie wearing a suit and holding a glass of ________.

5. As Brodie turns down the volume of the television set one can hear footsteps and the clang of a _______.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

While the play is often quite funny to the audience, the social commentary is also quite apparent to the audience.

Part 1: Why do you think this play is so often categorized as a comedy?

Part 2: In what ways might the play's content also be saying something about the life during that particular time period?

Part 3: Do you think a play has to have a social commentary to make? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

The continued affairs in this play seem to show that love is not something that can be monogamous or that can be relied upon between a man and a woman.

Part 1: How do you define the idea of an affair?

Part 2: Why do you think that affairs are so common within the context of this play?

Part 3: Do you think it's realistic for someone to stay with just one person throughout his/her life?

Essay Topic 3

Many writers choose to write about what they know as they are much more able to capture their feelings within the context of a play than they might be able to capture their feelings in real life.

Part 1: Why do you think writing is a way in which people deal with their feelings?

Part 2: If the play is based on the life of the playwright, what do you learn about Stoppard from the play and its characters?

Part 3: Do you think it's possible that Stoppard may not have written about his life? Why or why not?

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