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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jim respond to Tom's suggestion?

2. What do the doctors tell Jim at the end of the second scene in Act 3?

3. How has Jim been behaving as the group assesses in the second scene of Act 3?

4. What does Jim tell Ann as they speak in the fourth scene of Act 2?

5. Why does Ann tell Jim to endorse his paycheck to her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Kramm uses various literary devices to make his points in The Shrike.

1) Identify and describe 3 examples of foreshadowing in the play.

2) Identify and describe 3 examples of symbolism in the play.

3) For the above examples, explain what they added to the play, and why the author choose to use them at those specific times.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the hospital in Act 1, Scene 1, including the atmosphere, staff, and doctors. Use examples from the play to depict how the patients are given a limited amount of freedom there. Also, include which characters contribute to the overall setting the most and the least. What is Kramm trying to establish in the beginning of the play?

Essay Topic 3

The staff at the hospital played a necessary role in Jim's stay, state of mind, and actions.

1) Describe the characters you think were the most influential in Jim's hospital stay, how they were depicted, and the ways they affected Jim's actions.

2) Which scenes that included Jim's interactions with the hospital staff were the most important to the plot? Explain the specific part of the scenes and how they were significant to the play.

3) Why do you think there were so many different doctors and attendants that interacted with Jim? What does that display for the hospital's role in the play? Why is this effective in leading to the eventual outcome?

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