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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 focus of Act 3, Scene 6?

2. Who does the servant mistakenly think is Wilmore's love-interest after he sees a young woman with the unfaithful Englishman?

3. Who is Willmore waiting for at Belvile's house as the first part of Act 5 comes to a close?

4. What does Antonio accuse Belvile of doing as he mistakes him for Willmore, who has already left the scene?

5. Whose servant has been told to follow Willmore and discover which woman he is pursuing in Act 4?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Rover shows the way society in general, and men in particular, viewed the female gender with mistrust, resentment, anger, lust, and the capacity for violence. In the dramatization of the way women were viewed as something to be dominated and controlled, how does the play progress to demonstrate this in a much more visceral, less polite and ultimately less comic way?

Compare and contrast this with how women are treated in modern society.

Essay Topic 2

Why does Frederic agree that Blunt is justified in attacking Florinda? Why does he then hesitate after he determines Florinda might be a virtuous woman? How does this illustrate one of the core themes of The Rover in regard to how women were treated? Fully explain your answer, giving specific examples.

Essay Topic 3

How do the scenes in which Blunt is tricked by Lucetta function to lay the groundwork for his important role in the play's climax? What, specifically, does he do in the last scene of Act 4 that plays such a pivotal role?

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