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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 keeps Marlow from leaving Liberty Hall?
2. What does the maid tell Kate that Marlow thinks.
3. What does Marlow do with the jewels?
4. What is Kate's plan for Marlow?
5. How many times does Marlow insist he had an interview with Kate?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens between Marlow and Hastings after Mrs. Hardcastle gets possession of the jewels once again?
2. 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.
3. What argument does Kate use to calm her father down.
4. Why have Marlow's servants all gotten drunk to the great displeasure of Mr. Hardcastle?
5. What happens between Marlow and Kate the next time they are alone?
6. How does Mrs. Hardcastle make an appearance in the garden.
7. How does Mrs. Hardcastle react when she reads the real note?
8. What is the act Tony and Constance put on for Mrs. Hardcastle's benefit?
9. 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?
10. What immediate plans do Hastings and Constance make after he tells her Tony has given him the jewels?
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
Education in the 18th century was limited almost exclusively to the upper classes. Using Mr. Hardcastle's servants and Tony's inability to read Hastings' letter, write a paper on the disadvantages of illiteracy. Carry the idea on to the 21st century and how important education is today.
Essay Topic 3
Unseen central objects in SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER are the jewels. These jewels were not very secure in Mrs. Hardcastle's locked bureau drawer. The British obsession with jewels goes back many centuries and may be best illustrated by the Royal Crown jewels of the monarchs. Research some of the most spectacular crown jewels and write a paper about their value and how they are kept safe.
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