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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is supposed to rescue Isabelle following the duel?

2. What dinner order is given to Joshua in Act 2?

3. What does Hugo want Isabelle to do following the fake duel?

4. What does Hugo tell Isabelle at the beginning of Act 3, Scene 1?

5. What is the pseudonym of Isabelle's mother?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Romainville is the only character in the play who seeks love but does not have a happy ending. Why does the playwright choose to leave him unattached?

Essay Topic 2

Why does Frederic sleep in the rhododendrons beneath the window of his fiancee, Diana? Does this character flaw continue throughout the play? Will he be likely to follow a similar course of action after becoming engaged to Isabelle, or do they have a different kind of relationship?

Essay Topic 3

Which characters are blackmailed by Hugo in the course of the play? For what sorts of weakness are those characters held accountable by Hugo?

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