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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. As the first scene in Act 3 ends, what will Jim always be in, according to Harry?
2. What does Miss Wingate give to Jim in Act 2, Scene 3?
3. What is the patient doing as they are taken out in Act 2, Scene 3?
4. What does Harry tell Jim that Ann has rented?
5. Who calms Jim down in the fifth scene of Act 2?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe Jim's theory about life and death and why he does not view his suicide attempt as selfish. Analyze his thought process and whether or not it is valid. Also, explain his ideas about mourning and how they show a larger problem for him and the way he looks at life. Use examples from the play to analyze Jim's theory and what part it played in his eventual captivity.
Essay Topic 2
Charlotte is a very interesting character because she was never seen. Explain why you think the author chose to portray her this way. What does she represent for Jim? Why is that important and what does her absence mean for his situation? Describe in what ways Charlotte may have been able to help Jim and how she was prevented from participating in his life. Also, discuss Jim and Charlotte's relationship and why you think he was willing to never see her again by ending his life, despite the fact that she seemed so important to him and turned out to be a great source of hope for him. What reasons could he have had for not sensing her importance before? Was that a mistake on his part? In what way?
Essay Topic 3
Dr. Barrow recommends to Ann that she question Jim when he first becomes conscious.
1) What is the doctor's reason for talking to Jim in a semi-conscious state? Why is it relevant to the type of information retrieved from him?
2) Using the information revealed later in the play, how do Jim's initial responses accurately confirm what the doctor stated? Why is this both ironic and symbolic of later events? How is Ann's response an indication of her true motives in the same way that Jim's response reflects his?
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