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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 is Ill's son's name?
(a) Hans.
(b) Eryk.
(c) Jacob.
(d) Karl.

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

3. The sign at the train station in Act 2 says, "Visit the Passion Plays in _______."
(a) Keimhoft.
(b) Keffilgen.
(c) Oberammergau.
(d) Zurich.

4. The Priest tells Ill, "You are your own ____."
(a) Conscience.
(b) Truth.
(c) Hell.
(d) Justice.

5. In addition to botany, what did Claire pass in school?
(a) Latin.
(b) Greek.
(c) Poetry.
(d) Zoology.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To whom was the town museum sold in the play?

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

4. Who did the millionairess have do her portrait?

5. The Policeman tells Ill that the proposal made by Claire is what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Claire go to the Village Wood? What is revealed in her first visit there?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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