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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. Where did Horace and Alexandra stop over night?

2. How much does it cost Mrs. Tilden to call New York?

3. Who is planning on marrying Joe?

4. What are Lois and Catherine studying frantically in Act I of "The Children's Hour"?

5. What did Birdie's mother used to give her elderberry wine for when she was young?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who tells Mrs. Tilford that Mary is a strange and bad girl and why?

2. What does Horace tell Regina he is doing about the stolen bonds and the inheritances he will leave?

3. Why did Oscar marry Birdie? Did he ever love her?

4. What does Oscar think about shooting for sport?

5. Why does Martha believe that Karen is letting the school "go to hell"?

6. Why does Karen break off her engagement with Joe?

7. Explain what Julie says she's been searching for during her conversation with Whalen.

8. In "The Little Foxes," Birdie cries out at the end of Act I. What reason does she give Alexandra, and what really happened?

9. What plan does Regina come up with to bring Horace home?

10. According to Leo, what is in Horace's safety deposit box?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the function of the now deceased Joshua Farrelly on events in "Watch on the Rhine."

Essay Topic 2

In "Another Part of the Forest," Lavinia is obsessed with atoning for her sin. What is her sin? Does any other character feel the need for atonement or is atonement forced upon a character?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the role of Greek culture presented in "Another Part of the Forest."

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