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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. When Tony hands the letter to his mother, what does Constance do?
2. Why does Hastings say they must hurry if they plan to elope?
3. When Mrs. Hardcastle drags herself to where Tony is, what does he try to make her believe?
4. What does Mrs. Hardcastle not recognize as Tony and Constance banter back and forth?
5. What does the maid question about Kate's plan?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why have Marlow's servants all gotten drunk to the great displeasure of Mr. Hardcastle?
2. After Marlow leaves and Kate enters the room, what is the conversation she has with the two gentlemen?
3. What is going on between Mr. Hardcastle and Sir Charles as they come into the room after Mrs. Hardcastle has left with Constance?
4. How does Mrs. Hardcastle make an appearance in the garden.
5. While the three of them--Mrs. Hardcastle, Tony, and Constance--are talking, what is the unexpected turn of events?
6. 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?
7. 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?
8. What is the act Tony and Constance put on for Mrs. Hardcastle's benefit?
9. How does Kate discover the misunderstanding that has been going on in the house?
10. How does Constance attempt to stop Mrs. Hardcastle from reading the note?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
From the old adage, "Oh, what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive," write a paper on the way lies keep complicating the plot of SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER. Use the lies and deceptions on the character of Marlow to address your point. Discuss how there might have been another way to handle Marlow by telling him the truth and asking his help in the elopement. Notice how Hastings' insistence on maintaining the prank is based on his assumption of how Marlow would react to the truth.
Essay Topic 2
Jumping to conclusions is a thread that runs throughout the play. Select several instances of this and write a paper discussing the fallacy of jumping to conclusions. In your paper evaluate whether that is a fairly universal human trait. Give at least one example other than from the play when someone jumped to wrong conclusions and the effect it had on the people involved.
Essay Topic 3
Select three of four scenes in SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER that you consider to be very funny. Write about the words and actions that make the scenes comical in nature. Compare those scenes to movie or TV comedies today and show how early writers like Goldsmith influenced our ideas of what is funny in a play or film.
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