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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 is the one thing about the man whose name is Marlow that Kate does not particularly like?

2. As soon as Hardcastle is out of sight, what do the servants begin saying?

3. What does Tony urge his mother to tell Constance about the jewels?

4. What does Kate say to Constance about her brother Tony?

5. How is the scene in the Three Pigeons a satire on sentimental comedy?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain how the scene in the Three Pigeons is typical of an English pub.

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

3. How do Marlow and Hastings treat Mr. Hardcastle at what they suppose is an inn?

4. Explain Tony's trickery with Mrs. Hardcastle when Constance is pressing her to relinquish her jewels.

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

6. Explain the hilarity when Mrs. Hardcastle discovers that the jewels are not where she left them.

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

8. Tony has the landlord give the directions which no one could possibly follow. What fun do they have when Marlow asks for a room at the Three Pigeons?

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

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

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

Words have changed their meaning since Goldsmith wrote this play. For example, the word modesty is used in an entirely different way from the way we use it today. Find at least ten examples of words that have a different meaning today and write a paper showing how they are used in the play and how we might use those words today. In some cases, it might be that the word in the play is no longer used and you will need to provide a modern word that expresses the same idea.

Essay Topic 3

Education in the 18th century was limited almost exclusively to the upper classes. Using Mr. Hardcastle's servants and Tony's inability to read Hastings' letter, write a paper on the disadvantages of illiteracy. Carry the idea on to the 21st century and how important education is today.

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