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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. The Telegraph Boy says he has a message from whom?

2. What kinds of fortunes does the Fortune Teller shout, apparently at random?

3. Sabina asks the Fortune Teller if whom has come?

4. What does Mrs. Antrobus do when she sees the man who spread the story about Mr. Antrobus wanting to be a fish?

5. What makes the announcement at the beginning of the play?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mr. Antrobus tell Mrs. Antrobus his plan is to save them from the cold?

2. What does Mr. Antrobus do when he comes home from his day at work?

3. Why does Mrs. Antrobus tell Henry to put down the stone he is carrying?

4. Why does Gladys hold her baby to the sky?

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

6. What happens when the Telegraph Boy sings a song about the Antrobus' anniversary?

7. What is in the message Mrs. Antrobus puts in the bottle?

8. Who are "people of straw" according to Sabina?

9. What is Mrs. Antrobus' reaction when Mr. Antrobus tells her that he is leaving her?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do Sabina's words about the actors having to do the play, "again and again," mean in the context of the themes, motifs and other actions in the play? Cite examples to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Using specific examples to support your answer, explain how the play, or a section of this play, is an allegorical tale? What is the allegory being told?

Essay Topic 3

How does the Antrobus family represent the archetypal human beings? Cite specific examples from the play in support of your answer.

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