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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Joy first fall in love with Lewis?

2. What does Lewis tell Joy?

3. Scene 4 opens in which location?

4. Who enters at the end of the scene?

5. Joy and Lewis discuss the possibility of what?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Trace the development of Lewis and Joy's relationship in the play. How did the pair meet? What events led to them developing feelings for each other?

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

In the first scene of the play, Lewis describes what is meant by "Shadowlands." What definition does he give to this term? Why do you think the play is titled by this? What meaning does the play give us for what the Shadowlands are?

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