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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 Tony say his mother would part with before she gave up the jewels?

2. When does Mrs. Hardcastle insist will be the time for Constance to wear jewels?

3. What is Hardcastle's toast after passing out the punch?

4. Of what does Marlow envy Hastings?

5. Who comes to visit Kate as she is contemplating the evening and meeting Marlow?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the argument Tony has with Mrs. Hardcastle in front of Constance and Hastings.

2. Describe how Tony sees his chance to get back at his stepfather when the landlord says there are two gentlemen looking for Hardcastle's house.

3. Why is Mr. Hardcastle training his servants?

4. Tell how Tony describes the Hardcastle family.

5. What is so humorous about the conversation Kate and her father have about Marlow?

6. Describe Tony Lumpkins' problem with his mother and Miss Neville.

7. When Mrs. Hardcastle sees Tony and Constance together, what does she assume?

8. Explain why Tony is so sure he can handle Mrs. Hardcastle.

9. Using Mr. Hardcastle's speech at the beginning of act 3, define and explain the soliloquy.

10. What is the news Mr. Hardcastle gives his daughter about her future?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The real villain in SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER is Mrs. Hardcastle. Write a paper identifying the passages that give clues to her real nature. Note in your paper Mrs. Hardcastle's pretensions to upper class position, her emphasis on appearances, her ignorance of real elite society, and her underlying greed. Include in the paper how she manipulated Tony and Constance in order to satisfy her goals.

Essay Topic 2

Tony is unmoved by his mother's attempts to marry him off to Constance. He only has eyes for the barmaid Bet Bouncer. Marlow dislikes Kate when they first meet but falls hard for Kate as a barmaid. Using those examples, write an essay entitled Beauty Is in the Eye of the Beholder.

Essay Topic 3

Unseen central objects in SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER are the jewels. These jewels were not very secure in Mrs. Hardcastle's locked bureau drawer. The British obsession with jewels goes back many centuries and may be best illustrated by the Royal Crown jewels of the monarchs. Research some of the most spectacular crown jewels and write a paper about their value and how they are kept safe.

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