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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 kind of miracle does Dinsdale say he wants to see?

2. What song plays as the scene changes to the Earl's bedroom?

3. Why does Claire think Charles wanted Grace to marry the 13th Earl?

4. What is Jack wearing when he enters the room?

5. Who does Tucker announce?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jack scare the two women?

2. Why does McKyle say he is the High Voltage Messiah?

3. What does the conversation between the Earl and Tucker reveal about the Earl's situation?

4. What does Jack say in his speech to the Houses of Lords?

5. Why did Charles want Grace to marry the 13th Earl?

6. How does Jack kill Grace at the end of the play?

7. How does Jack try to prove to Dinsdale he is God?

8. Why does Dinsdale want Jack to open the village fair?

9. Why does Herder think Jack married Marguerite?

10. Why does Jack say he cannot get married again?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Replace the play's setting with one of the following settings:

1. Mexico.

2. USA.

3. Spain.

What new meaning would the new setting give the book? How important is setting for developing meaning in a story?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the play's dialogue. How does the author's dialogue contribute to the following areas:

1. Character

2. Setting

3. Plot

Essay Topic 3

What are the arguments for and against the class system? What are Barnes' opinions on the class system and how does he express them? Why do you think he holds these opinions? Do you agree or disagree with Barnes?

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