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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. Anxious to be off, what does Marlow ask Tony?

2. What is Hastings' double entendre about the calf brains on the menu?

3. How interested is Hardcastle in politics?

4. What comment does Mr. Hardcastle make to his daughter, Kate, seeing her dressed in the latest fashion.

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What clue does the landlord give in the muttered line that Tony is a damn'd mischievous son of a whore?

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. Describe the landlord's reaction when Tony gives Marlow and Hastings directions to an inn which he calls Buck's Head.

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

5. What is happening simultaneously as Tony runs in with the casket of jewels?

6. How does Hastings inject himself into the argument between Tony and his mother?

7. How does the audience get a picture of Tony Lumpkin before he even enters the stage?

8. What does Hastings really want to discuss with Tony?

9. How does the dialogue of the opening scene give the audience a clue as to Mrs. Hardcastle's character?

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is often called a practical joke is more often something that causes great pain and embarrassment to an innocent victim. Tony's joke about the inn was really meant to embarrass Mr. Hardcastle, however, it caused suffering to Marlow and nearly wrecked any possibility of his marrying Kate. Using examples of jokes and tricks from the play, write an essay about how they are usually not funny and can often be very harmful.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Staging of plays in Goldsmith's day was much different from the way it is today. There was no curtain. At the end of a scene, the actors all walked off the stage and the stagehands came in and changed the backdrop and the furniture. SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER has stood the test of time, however, and is still staged today. Write a paper about how you would stage the play and handle the different scene changes.

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