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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Musgrave say his mission is?

2. What does Musgrave say authority urges people to do?

3. Who arrives to wake Musgrave from his nightmare?

4. What does Musgrave say all the love in the world won't cleanse?

5. What does Mrs. Hitchcock say Musgrave tried to destroy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 2

Compare Musgrave's character to the person he was at the beginning of the play to the person he is at the end.

1) What did Musgrave hope to achieve at the beginning of the story?

2) What events change Musgrave's ideas about life?

3) How has Musgrave's character changed by the end of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Aside from the main characters, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

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