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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. How do the townspeople begin buying things in Act 2?

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

3. What is Claire's last name?

4. What is Ill's first name in the play?

5. How much money does Claire give to the train master?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What strange questions does Claire ask upon her arrival in the town? What are the replies?

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

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

6. What does Ill come to notice about the appearance of his customers in Act 2, Scene 1? What is their reply?

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 point out to prove his point in Act 2, Scene 3?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the elements of Absurdism, Epic Theater, Satire, and Comedy in The Visitor. Name specific examples of each within the text and define the terms in your answer.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the plot of the play. Where is the exposition, rising action, climax, and denouement?

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