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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 did Marion say was inadequate about the people she met with?

2. What words does Irwin say are like a hand enclosing his heart?

3. Who has Marion just met with before Act 1, Scene 4?

4. What does Isobel think Katherine would do if she fired her?

5. What does Marion do when Isobel calls her name in Act 1, Scene 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Rhonda talk about with Irwin in Act 2?

2. Why does Katherine tell Isobel she is celebrating in Act 1, Scene 3?

3. Why does Irwin say that Rhonda is at the office in Act 2?

4. Why does Isobel tell Irwin she is gathering Katherine's things from the office in Act 2?

5. What indicates a change in Marion in the final scene?

6. What does Isobel say regarding the minister in Act 1 Scene 2?

7. How does Katherine express her feelings about Marion's job versus Isobel's?

8. What is the setting of Act 1, Scene 4? What is taking place at the beginning of this scene?

9. What happened to Isobel the night at the movies with Irwin and Rhonda?

10. What does Irwin suggest Isabel do about Katherine in Act 1, Scene 3? How does she respond?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the use of foreshadowing in The Secret Rapture. What objects, people, or symbols are elements of foreshadowing that the author uses? How and when do these recur?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of liberal versus conservative political views in The Secret Rapture. How does Hare incorporate this theme in the characters and the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Who is the Protagonist of The Secret Rapture? What is this character's "Tragic Flaw?" Who or what is the Antagonist? Discuss how this play does or does not follow that of a traditional tragedy.

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