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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. Who do the townspeople say invented gunpowder in the town?

2. What do the townspeople do at the end of Act 2, Scene 3?

3. What is Claire's last name?

4. Where did the millionairess found a kindergarten?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In Act 2, Scene 1, is the town already set to kill Ill? What is his principle concern?

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

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

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

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

6. What is the reaction to Ill's points in Act 2, Scene 3? How do they blockade him?

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

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

9. What about Claire's body is symbolic of her character?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What opinion of religion does the author express in the play? How is this thematically and symbolically represented?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Describe the town of Guellen. What does the exposition tell us of the town's circumstances?

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