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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 is the name of the oil company the millionairess owns?

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

3. What does the name of the town from The Visit mean in German?

4. Where had Louis Perch emigrated to?

5. Where was Claire's first husband from?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What does Ill say to Claire in his attempts to woo her in the Village Wood? How does she respond?

8. Who delivers exposition about the town in the opening scene of the play? What is revealed?

9. How does Act 2, Scene 3 illustrate the theme of denial?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Examine the play in the context of European history in the Post-WWII era. How did the war and its aftermath influence the author?

Essay Topic 3

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

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