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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 tell Marlow and Hastings about the owner of the inn?

2. Of what does Marlow envy Hastings?

3. What does the landlord say about available accommodations?

4. What does Kate say about Marlow?

5. What is Marlow's plan for meeting Kate Hardcastle?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Discuss the initial conversation between Hastings and Mrs. Hardcastle.

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

8. What is Mr. Hardcastle's first impression of Marlow and his friend Hastings?

9. After looking at the night's menu, what does Marlow do?

10. How do we know that Kate is actually excited at the prospect of a handsome, well-mannered husband-to-be?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pretend you are a writer for an 18th-century newspaper and write a critique of Mr. Goldsmith's play. In your critique be sure to mention Goldsmith's departure from the sentimental comedy of his day. Note the passages in the play that would border on the scandalous in his time. Discuss the continuity of the play and the use of subplots. Detail your opinion about the believability of the characters.

Essay Topic 2

In the 18th century, women, especially unmarried women, had almost no civil rights. Using Miss Neville as an example, explain how she had almost no control over her own affairs. Also, explain why Mrs. Hardcastle came to be her guardian and have control over her inheritance. Explain why Mr. Hardcastle had nothing to do with Miss Neville's situation. Contrast Tony's situation to Miss Neville's. His mother controlled his inheritance, but he had the promise of getting out from under that control even without marrying. What is the difference?

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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