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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. Where does Ill tell the townspeople he is going first in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) Kaffigen.
(b) Bockmann.
(c) Kalberstadt.
(d) Stockholm.

2. Where does Ill tell the townspeople he is going to emigrate to in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) Austria.
(b) Cuba.
(c) America.
(d) Australia.

3. Who does Ill go to talk to at City Hall in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) The Judge.
(b) The Policeman.
(c) The Jury.
(d) The Mayor.

4. What is the name of the town in which The Visit takes place?
(a) Humboldt.
(b) Kaffigen.
(c) Guellen.
(d) Kalberstadt.

5. What does the name of the town from The Visit mean in German?
(a) Revenge.
(b) Love.
(c) Poison.
(d) Manure.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name Claire calls her husband upon her arrival in the town?

2. Who was Claire's third husband?

3. Where does the Schoolmaster say that one of "those little eunuchs" emigrated to?

4. How old is Ill in The Visit?

5. Where was Claire's first husband from?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ill realize in his conversation with the mayor in Act 2, Scene 2?

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

3. How does the theme of denial progress in the townspeople through Act 2?

4. What questions and answers take place between Ill and the townspeople in the beginning of Act 2, Scene 3?

5. What does Claire ask to tour in the town? What do the townspeople note about her presence?

6. How does Claire explain the justification for her offer to the town of Guellen at the end of Act 1?

7. Describe the anonymity of the town in which the play is based. How does this reflect the people of the town?

8. How does the mayor end his conversation with Ill in Act 2, Scene 2?

9. How has the mayor's tone changed regarding Ill in Act 2, Scene 2?

10. What strange questions does Claire ask upon her arrival in the town? What are the replies?

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