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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. Who teases Lewis about Joy?

2. Where does scene 10 open?

3. What does Joy's son want to do?

4. What is Lewis doing when Warnie enters the room?

5. Where does Joy invite Warnie and Lewis?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the four men feel about Joy's condition and her improvement? How do they handle the news that Joy is improving?

2. What stereotype does Warnie have about Americans? What does he mean by his statement?

3. How is Lewis handling the news? What does he say or do that reveal how he is feeling?

4. What does Lewis do to help ease the tension between him and Joy? What do they discuss?

5. What does Lewis do after the party breaks up?

6. What does Warnie do after the ceremony is over? Why does he do this?

7. What does Riley tell Lewis about? How does Lewis feel about what Riley tells him?

8. What are the men talking about? How do their views differ?

9. What does Lewis say about his friendship with Joy? Does this reassure Warnie?

10. Who is C.S. Lewis? How is he described in the play?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe how the play makes use of foreshadowing. What events are foreshadowed in the play? How are these events foreshadowed? Why do you think the author used foreshadowing in the play?

Essay Topic 2

What illness is Joy diagnosed with? How does her illness change the dynamics in her relationship with Lewis and Warnie? What does Joy endure during her illness? How does Joy's illness end?

Essay Topic 3

At the end of the play, Lewis says "The pain now, is part of the happiness, then. That's the deal." What does Lewis mean by this quote? Do you agree with him? Why?

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