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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What husband is Claire with when she first arrives in the town?

2. Where had Louis Perch emigrated to?

3. What was the year in which the paternity trial took place?

4. What is the Policeman's name in the play?

5. The sign at the train station in Act 2 says, "Visit the Passion Plays in _______."

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who, as a whole, are Claire's ex-husbands? How does she feel about them?

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

5. What does Claire ask to tour in the town? What do the townspeople note about her presence?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the elements of tragedy in the play. What staging characteristics are similar to Greek Tragedy? What themes are relevant to both?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the overall irony of The Visit. What in the outcome of the play is ironic about the two main characters and their situations?

Essay Topic 3

What do the townspeople sing in the final chorus of the play? How does this represent the author's views of poverty in comparison to greed?

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