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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 Sabina ask the audience to pass up for the fire?

2. When Sabina appears at the end of Act 2, Part 1, what is she wearing?

3. What is Sabina wearing when she appears in the play for the first time?

4. Mr. Antrobus tells Sabina to make a giant pot of what, when the refugees appear?

5. While Homer sings a ballad, Moses recited from the Bible in what language?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mr. Antrobus want his books?

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

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

4. What is Sabina's initial reaction when Mrs. Antrobus tells her that the soup cubes should be given to charity?

5. Describe the set in the beginning of Act 3.

6. What are the most important achievements for Mr. and Mrs. Antrobus, according to the loudspeaker announcement?

7. What does Mrs. Antrobus tell Henry and Gladys to do when Mr. Antrobus comes home from his hard day at work?

8. What do the lines of the philosophers, played by the stand-ins, concern?

9. Mr. Antrobus tells Henry that war is a pleasure compared to what?

10. In Mrs. Antrobus' speech to the international society of mammals, what does she list as her more important discoveries?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does the Fortune Tellers' long and angry lecture to the audience symbolize? Support your answer with specific examples from the play.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

According to the play, what does giving in to desire and temptation lead to? Use specific examples to support your answer.

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