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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 to Constance about the jewels now back with his mother.

2. What does Sir Charles say will happen if what Kate has said turns out to be true?

3. When Hardcastle cannot stand any more, what does he do?

4. Where is Mr. Hardcastle while Mrs. Hardcastle is leaving with Constance?

5. What is Constance resolved to do at this point?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is going on between Mr. Hardcastle and Sir Charles as they come into the room after Mrs. Hardcastle has left with Constance?

2. There is a great deal of shouting at one another about Tony's latest deception. What does Tony say that Mr. Hardcastle has to agree with?

3. Outside in the back of the garden, what surprise does Hasting get when he meets Tony there?

4. After Marlow leaves and Kate enters the room, what is the conversation she has with the two gentlemen?

5. How does Mrs. Hardcastle react when she reads the real note?

6. What transpires between Mr. Hardcastle and Tony in the dark?

7. What immediate plans do Hastings and Constance make after he tells her Tony has given him the jewels?

8. How does Mrs. Hardcastle make an appearance in the garden.

9. When Constance cannot think of any more to read from the note, she crumples it up and hands it back to Tony. Why does he hand it back to his mother?

10. What happens between Marlow and Hastings after Mrs. Hardcastle gets possession of the jewels once again?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The jewels are an important element in the story, although they are never seen. Using this example, write an essay about how valuables often become more important than people. Use Mrs. Hardcastle to show that her greed for keeping the jewels in her family was actually more important to her than Tony's happiness.

Essay Topic 2

Asides are devices used in many plays and melodramas. They are used to let the audience know what a character is thinking, to let the audience know what has happened off stage, and to whisper something to another character onstage without letting other characters know what is being said. Write a paper using asides from SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER and give your opinion as to their effectiveness and contribution to the story.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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