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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 Ill's son's name?

2. What/who is shot in front of Ill's shop in Act 2, Scene 2?

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

4. Who buys Cognac in Ill's store?

5. What is the name of the hotel in the town of the play?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Who comes looking for money in Act 1, Scene 1? Who do the townspeople blame for their situation?

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

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

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 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

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?

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