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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 Hardcastle tell Kate he plans to do?
2. What does Kate propose that her father and Sir Charles do?
3. When Marlow enters, who gets the blame for all the trouble in the house?
4. What does the letter from Sir Charles Marlow indicate?
5. When Hastings accuses Marlow of planning to rob the barmaid of her honor, what does Marlow reply?
Short Essay Questions
1. Does Mr. Hardcastle think Kate is right about young Marlow? How does he respond to Kate's request for more time to prove to him that Marlow is a proper gentleman.
2. How does Mrs. Hardcastle make an appearance in the garden.
3. What happens between Marlow and Hastings after Mrs. Hardcastle gets possession of the jewels once again?
4. 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?
5. What is young Marlow's purpose in seeking out Mr. Hardcastle before he leaves the house?
6. How does Mrs. Hardcastle react when she reads the real note?
7. What happens between Marlow and Kate the next time they are alone?
8. Why have Marlow's servants all gotten drunk to the great displeasure of Mr. Hardcastle?
9. What transpires between Mr. Hardcastle and Tony in the dark?
10. How does Kate discover the misunderstanding that has been going on in the house?
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
Research the 18th century British carriages. Specifically look up the post or mail coach that is mentioned several times in the play. In your paper describe the carriages and the social implications in the culture of the times. Write about how these carriages were precursors of modern luxury means of transportation.
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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