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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 Marlow now fear?
2. What does Kate propose that her father and Sir Charles do?
3. How does Marlow say he saw Kate?
4. What is Tony's problem with the letter?
5. What does Marlow tell Kate the barmaid his name is?
Short Essay Questions
1. What immediate plans do Hastings and Constance make after he tells her Tony has given him the jewels?
2. Describe Hastings' mood after Constance has left with Mrs. Hardcastle.
3. How does Mr. Hardcastle react to seeing Marlow holding his daughter's hand?
4. Explain how the jewels end back up with Mrs. Hardcastle.
5. 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?
6. Outside in the back of the garden, what surprise does Hasting get when he meets Tony there?
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. After Marlow leaves and Kate enters the room, what is the conversation she has with the two gentlemen?
9. What is young Marlow's purpose in seeking out Mr. Hardcastle before he leaves the house?
10. How does Mrs. Hardcastle react when she reads the real note?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
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.
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