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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 the name of the factory in the town which is mentioned in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) Bockmann.
(b) Heimlin.
(c) Wagner.
(d) Wascher.

2. Where does Mrs. Ill tell the reporters her husband is in Act 3, Scene 2?
(a) Olberstadt.
(b) Kalberstadt.
(c) Armenia.
(d) Kaffigen.

3. What does the author claim must not be overlooked in the character of Claire?
(a) Sense of evil.
(b) Sense of humor.
(c) Her beauty.
(d) Her intelligence.

4. What does Ill ask for in his final moments in Act 3, Scene 4?
(a) Freedom.
(b) A pipe.
(c) A cigarette.
(d) A last meal.

5. What does Ill's family leave him to go do in Act 3, Scene 3?
(a) Go visit relatives.
(b) See a movie.
(c) Go for a drive in the country.
(d) Go to church.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Claire use to examine her guests in Act 3, Scene 1?

2. What does Mrs. Ill call the butcher in Act 3, Scene 2?

3. What has Ill's son bought in Act 3, Scene 3?

4. In the postscript, the author writes that "just as any creature is sealed off inside its skin, so the play is sealed off inside ____."

5. What did the choir perform in Act 3, Scene 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ill thank Claire for in Act 3, Scene 3?

2. Who meets Claire in Act 3, Scene 1? Why?

3. What does the author suggest the play resembles in the postscript?

4. How has Ill's character undergone a drastic change in Act 3, Scene 2?

5. What does Durrenmatt say regarding the setting of the play?

6. How did the child of Ill and Claire die?

7. In Act 3, Scene 2, how do the townspeople view Ill?

8. What is the author's point in writing the postscript?

9. What does Ill ask Claire about in Act 3, Scene 3? What is her reply?

10. How does Act 3, Scene 3 change the tone of the play and the reader's view of the main characters?

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