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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 does Brian believe people are doing instead of living more authentic lives?
2. Felicity often has troubles with which of the following?
3. What is Brian sharing as the interview area switches to highlight him?
4. What topic does Joe try to change it to when Maggie continues with her lack of acceptance?
5. Why did Joe discourage his wife from coming to see him more often?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the interviewer find Joe as s/he talks to him and why does he seem this way?
2. What is the main plot line of the play, The Shadow Box?
3. What does the interviewer say that makes Agnes rethink her position?
4. What admission does Maggie make to Joe about their son Steve?
5. How did Agnes describe Felicity after her husband died?
6. What happens between Mark and Beverly after he spills champagne on his jacket?
7. What happens when Felicity demands Agnes take her back to the cottage and what does the interviewer do that surprises Agnes?
8. What happens that leads Agnes to finally recognize that her mother is senile?
9. What does Joe tell the interviewer about his wife Maggie and her understanding of his condition?
10. What does the interviewer tell Joe to try and reassure him about his feelings?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In what way does Brian seem to be more sophisticated and evolved than the other patients? Why do you think this might be the case?
Essay Topic 2
Do you think the patients and their families each lived life to its fullest while they were alive? Why or why not? Do you think someone dying will always have regrets? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
In what ways are the three patients united? In what ways do their views on dying differ? Do you believe these differences enhance or detract from the play? Why do you feel that way?
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