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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Mr. Antrobus accuse of giving Gladys the stockings?

2. When Sabina comments about how they are always starting over, and why should they bother, what does Mrs. Antrobus say?

3. Who says that Henry's story in Act 3 is not true?

4. The stage directions for Act 3, Part 2 describe Henry as being a representation of what?

5. The stand-ins' lines say that the power of the mind springs from what?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the three types of irony and how does the play use them? Cite examples from the play in support of your answer.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Using examples from the play to support your answer, explain how this play contrasts the best and worst aspects of being human.

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