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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 Hugo want Isabelle to do/be at the event taking place at the chateau?
2. In the first scene, what does Hugo ask Romainville to do?
3. Whose joke upsets Frederic?
4. Which character is well known for pranks?
5. What secret does Hugo reveal to Madame Desmortes?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Romainville convince Isabelle's mother to leave the conservatory in Act 1, Scene 1?
2. Why does Isabelle's mother refuse to leave the chateau with Isabelle after her hopes for romance with Hugo have been dashed?
3. Why does Hugo acknowledge his love for Diana now that she is poor? How does this fit in with the theme of the play?
4. Why does Madame Desmortes question Romainville about Isabelle's lineage, and what answer does she receive?
5. Why is Isabelle sad, after she and Messerschmann tear up his ready cash?
6. Which twin is older, and what conclusion does Joshua draw from the twins' birth order?
7. What are Madame Desmortes' comments regarding the guest list for the ball?
8. Why does Isabelle apologize to Hugo for her mother's behavior, and how does he respond?
9. What does Messerschmann come to understand after Isabelle refuses his payment offer?
10. What news does Romainville bring regarding Isabelle's mother and Capulet? What are the implications of this news?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Which character or characters in this play serve as protagonist? Which character or characters function as antagonist? Explain your answer.
Essay Topic 2
Which characters are blackmailed by Hugo in the course of the play? For what sorts of weakness are those characters held accountable by Hugo?
Essay Topic 3
What is the Biblical story of Samson? Is Messerschmann's comparison of himself with Samson an apt one? Why or why not?
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