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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ill accuse the townspeople of doing in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) Crowding him.
(b) Kidnapping him.
(c) Smothering him.
(d) Bribing him.

2. What color hair did Claire have in her youth?
(a) Black.
(b) Red.
(c) Brunette.
(d) Blonde.

3. Where did the millionairess found a hospital?
(a) Kalberstadt.
(b) Guellen.
(c) Humboldt.
(d) Kaffigen.

4. Who composed a quartet in the town of The Visit?
(a) Beethoven.
(b) Berlioz.
(c) Bach.
(d) Brahms.

5. What does the Priest tell Ill is rising in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) The spectre of his soul.
(b) The spectre of his guilt.
(c) The realization of his crimes.
(d) The suffering of mankind.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of whom does Claire say "They need me, and I need them"?

2. Who was Claire's third husband?

3. Who is the woman who runs half naked across the stage in Act 1, Scene 1?

4. What do the townspeople tell Ill in Act 2, Scene 3?

5. In addition to botany, what did Claire pass in school?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ill notice about the customer purchases in Act 2, Scene 1?

2. Who comes looking for money in Act 1, Scene 1? Who do the townspeople blame for their situation?

3. Describe the foreshadowing which takes place in Act 1, Scenes 1 and 2 in Claire's questioning.

4. What other strange questions does Claire ask once at her hotel?

5. In Act 2, Scene 1, is the town already set to kill Ill? What is his principle concern?

6. What does Ill come to notice about the appearance of his customers in Act 2, Scene 1? What is their reply?

7. What about Claire's body is symbolic of her character?

8. What are the townspeople awaiting in the beginning of the play? Why?

9. How does Act 2, Scene 3 illustrate the theme of denial?

10. What does Ill say to Claire in his attempts to woo her in the Village Wood? How does she respond?

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