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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 kind of tie is the mayor wearing in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Bowtie.
(b) Silk.
(c) Mink.
(d) Cotton.

2. Where does Ill go in the beginning of Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) The wood.
(b) The shop.
(c) The train station.
(d) The church.

3. How old is Ill in The Visit?
(a) 75.
(b) 65.
(c) 85.
(d) 95.

4. What kind of new typewriter has the mayor gotten in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Remington.
(b) Apple.
(c) Chontriac.
(d) Zuzenmoff.

5. What is Claire's last name?
(a) Zachanassian.
(b) Wascher.
(c) Bockmann.
(d) Heimlin.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does Claire give to the train master?

2. Along with Louis Perch, who was the other witness who testified in court many years ago?

3. How do the townspeople begin buying things in Act 2?

4. Who do the townspeople say invented gunpowder in the town?

5. Who does Ill say is a member of the Town Council in Act 2, Scene 3?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In the beginning of Act 2, what does Ill see from his window? What does he do?

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

5. What does Ill point out to prove his point in Act 2, Scene 3?

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

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

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

9. Where is the second place Ill goes in Act 2, Scene 2? What does he meet there?

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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