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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 does Claire tell her visitors they are covered in in Act 3, Scene 1?

2. Where does Act 3, Scene 2 take place?

3. Where do Claire and Ill meet in Act 3, Scene 3?

4. Who does Claire say will be following after the eunuchs soon in Act 3, Scene 3?

5. The author in the postscript says that under the circumstances of the play he is not sure of what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Act 3, Scene 3 change the tone of the play and the reader's view of the main characters?

2. What takes place in the climax of the play? Where is this scene located?

3. How is Claire's love of power revealed in Act 3, Scene 1?

4. What does Durrenmatt mean regarding "not imposing excessive meaning" in the postscript?

5. What does the author suggest the play resembles in the postscript?

6. How did the child of Ill and Claire die?

7. Where does Ill meet Claire in Act 3, Scene 3? Who is she with?

8. In Act 3, Scene 2, how do the townspeople view Ill?

9. How does Durrenmatt say he relates to the characters of the play in the postscript?

10. What plea do the visitors make to Claire in Act 3, Scene 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss "motif" and "symbolism" in the play. How does the author use these techniques to represent thematic ideas?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the themes of vengeance and justice in The Visitor. How are these themes manifested and by whom? Are they successful?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the use of foreshadowing in The Visit. What are some examples of foreshadowing established as early as Act 1, Scene 1? What does this dialogue foretell?

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