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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. When Gladys returns with Mr. Antrobus' slippers, she begs him to do what?

2. Mr. Antrobus is introduced, during the slide show, as the inventor of what?

3. How many old women are among the crowd of refugees at the Antrobus'?

4. What word does the Fortune Teller use to describe the flooding rain that is in humanity's future?

5. Sabina says that a few years ago, everyone got through what event, "by the skin of our teeth"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the promise between Mr. Antrbous and Mrs. Antrobus do?

2. What announcement does the play begin with?

3. What are the accusations leveled at Mr. Antrobus that he debunks in his speech to the international society of mammals?

4. Why does Mrs. Antrobus finally allow the Telegraph Boy into the house?

5. What does Mr. Antrobus say that he used to imagine during the war?

6. Why does the Fortune Teller tell Sabina to stop being foolish and to go away?

7. What do the refugees talk about before Mrs. Antrobus begins talking about her children?

8. What does Gladys tell Mr. Antrobus before running away from Mr. and Mrs. Antrobus?

9. Mr. Antrobus acknowledges that every good thing in the world is what?

10. Why does Mr. Antrobus think that having a doctor in a group of refugees at his house is a good idea?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the main theme of the play? Use specific examples to show how the main theme is demonstrated throughout the play.

Essay Topic 2

Using examples from the play, what does the weather in the various parts symbolize?

Essay Topic 3

Using examples from the play, describe the role of the women in the play.

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