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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 the postscript, the author writes that he has portrayed action and not what?
(a) Tragedy.
(b) Parable.
(c) Comedy.
(d) Allegory.

2. The author claims in the postscript that he has depicted people in the play and not what?
(a) Cardboard cutouts.
(b) Robots.
(c) Two-dimensional ideas.
(d) Marionettes.

3. How much does the painter charge Mrs. Ill for the painting in Act 3, Scene 2?
(a) 50 pounds.
(b) 30 pounds.
(c) 35 pounds.
(d) 10 pounds.

4. Who does Claire recall that Ill used to buy cigarettes from in their youth?
(a) Little Natalia.
(b) Little Susanna.
(c) Little Loretta.
(d) Little Matilda.

5. Where was the Doctor offered a job in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) Kalberstadt College.
(b) Erlangen University.
(c) Stockholm College.
(d) Kaffigen College.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ill ask for in his final moments in Act 3, Scene 4?

2. Who tries to speak up to the reporters in Act 3, Scene 2?

3. Why does the reporter ask the Mayor to redo the vote in Act 3, Scene 4?

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. Who does the Schoolmaster say he is an admirer of in Act 3, Scene 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who has arrived in the town in Act 3, Scene 2? What is the townspeople's concern about this?

3. What takes place in the climax of the play? Where is this scene located?

4. What does the mayor tell Ill in Act 3, Scene 2 when offering him the gun?

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

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

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

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

9. What are Ill's final requests before dying?

10. What does Claire reveal to her guests in Act 3, Scene 1 regarding Guellen?

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