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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 does Claire's husband own?

2. Who does the Priest ask to button his soutane?

3. What do the townspeople tell Ill in Act 2, Scene 3?

4. Ill tells the townspeople he wrote to the Chief Constable where in Act 2, Scene 3?

5. What is Ill's son's name?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Where is Ill going in Act 2, Scene 3? Who does he meet there?

6. In the beginning of Act 2, what does Ill see from his window? What does he do?

7. How does Claire explain the justification for her offer to the town of Guellen at the end of Act 1?

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

9. What does Ill believe has caused the change in the townspeople in Act 2, Scene 1?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the terms "action" and "objective" in relation to the character of Claire. Describe some of the actions this character takes and the motivating forces behind them.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the characters of the Priest and the Schoolmaster. How are their moral values different? How are the characters alike?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the symbolism of Claire's appearance. What hair color does she have? Is she attractive? How old is the character? What does this symbolism relate to thematically?

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