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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. In Act 2, Scene 3, what does Ill note that the townspeople are all owning new?
(a) Hats.
(b) Coats.
(c) Trousers.
(d) Sweaters.

2. How do the townspeople begin buying things in Act 2?
(a) With silver.
(b) With cash.
(c) On credit.
(d) With gold.

3. What does Claire's husband own?
(a) Tobacco plantations.
(b) Museums.
(c) Oil refineries.
(d) Car factories.

4. What is Ill's wife's name?
(a) Matilda.
(b) Olietta.
(c) Greta.
(d) Hilda.

5. What do the townspeople do at the end of Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) Call for Claire.
(b) Kill Ill.
(c) Drag Ill away.
(d) Disappear.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Priest tell Ill is rising in Act 2, Scene 2?

2. What is the name of the hotel in the town of the play?

3. What does the priest have in Act 2, Scene 2 which startles Ill?

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

5. From what language is The Visit translated?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who delivers exposition about the town in the opening scene of the play? What is revealed?

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

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

5. Where does Ill go in Act 2, Scene 2? What is alarming to him there?

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

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

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

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

10. What is the priest's opinion of Ill's problems in Act 2?

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