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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book IV: General, Chapters 9 - 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In one line of dialogue, a character will be delighted with their life, and two lines later, disturbingly mad. What kind of conflict is this an example of?
(a) Bi-polar.
(b) Jumping.
(c) Unpredictable.
(d) Flip-flop.

2. How many children does Nora have in "A Doll's House"?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

3. Who wrote the play "Hymn to the Rising Sun"?
(a) John Howard Lawson.
(b) Paul Green.
(c) Robert E. Sherwood.
(d) Erskine Caldwell.

4. What does Oedipus do in the ending of "Oedipus Rex"?
(a) Cuts his wrist.
(b) Shoots himself.
(c) Blinds himself.
(d) Hangs himself.

5. The author asserts that the very first way to get ideas is from _____.
(a) The characters.
(b) The plot.
(c) The protagonist.
(d) The antagonist.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who reveals he has entered the terminal stage of tuberculosis in "A Doll's House"?

2. What happens at the end of "The Cherry Orchard"?

3. When a writer has trouble entering and exiting his characters, the author believes he _____.

4. When was "Tobacco Road" first performed?

5. According to the author, it is essential that the main character have no _____ toward his ends.

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