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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 animal has Claire brought with her to the town?

2. What is Ill's wife's name?

3. What are the names of Claire's eunuchs?

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

5. What does the Priest say he is about to perform in Act 2, Scene 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the foreshadowing which takes place in Act 1, Scenes 1 and 2 in Claire's questioning.

3. How does the theme of denial progress in the townspeople through Act 2?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What questions and answers take place between Ill and the townspeople in the beginning of Act 2, Scene 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Compare the character of Claire to that of Medea, whom is mentioned on multiple occasions in the play. How are they similar?

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