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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 event is about to take place at the chateau?
2. Whose joke upsets Frederic?
3. What does Hugo want Isabelle to do/be at the event taking place at the chateau?
4. Who is asked to help manage the guests at the ball?
5. The play takes place in what sort of room?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Messerschmann vow to do to help his daughter?
2. How do Frederic's early actions and words in the play indicate his insecurity?
3. What does Joshua tell Isabelle after she and Messerschmann tear up his money?
4. In what way does Hugo want to expand his plan in Act 2 to unite Frederic with Isabelle?
5. After Hugo rescues Isabelle from the lake early in Act 3, Scene 2, what advice does Madame Desmortes give them?
6. In what way does Hugo nearly foil the efforts of Madame Desmortes in Act 3?
7. Why is Romainville upset at the end of Act 2?
8. Which characters in this play represent "old money," and which characters represent "new money?"
9. What impression does Hugo want to give the guests at the ball regarding his feelings and Isabelle's feelings?
10. In Act 3, why does Lady India suddenly find Messerschmann even more appealing than before, and what does she vow to do?
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
Why do both Hugo and Lady India fall in love (or rather, fall more deeply in love) with their romantic partners after they become poor? What does this indicate about their characters and about the playwright's message regarding the value of money?
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