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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 is Joy coming to England with?

2. Why is Joy marrying Lewis?

3. Which word(s) best describe the wedding?

4. What does Warnie suggest about women?

5. Who enters the room as Lewis and Warnie talk?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Lewis and Douglas talking about when the scene opens? What input does Joy give on this topic?

2. What is Joy's condition like? How is she feeling?

3. What does Lewis tell Douglas? What does Douglas ask?

4. What do Lewis and Joy discuss before she leaves? What does he ask her? What does Joy ask of Lewis?

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

6. What are Warnie and Lewis doing as this scene opens? What does Lewis admit to Warnie?

7. Where does the scene open? What is happening? Why is the event happening at this office?

8. Why is everyone cautious in this scene? What are they afraid of?

9. What topic do Lewis, Joy, and Warnie discuss that impacts them all? What decision do they come to?

10. What is Joy's homecoming like? What activities does the family engage in?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Lewis' past mirror the events in the play? What similarities are there? How do you think his past influences Lewis' actions in regards to Joy's illness and his new family?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the relationships between Douglas and Warnie and between Douglas and Lewis. What are these relationships like? How do the men feel about Douglas? How does Douglas feel about the men? How do the relationships change over the course of the play?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Warnie and Lewis. What differences are there between the two men? What similarities do they share? How do the men react to Joy's presence in their lives?

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