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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. Who is taking a course in literature in Act 3, Scene 3?

2. The Schoolmaster says in his speech to the townspeople in Act 3, Scene 4, "Have we not always been a ____ community?"

3. Who does Claire say her ninth husband reminds her of in Act 3, Scene 3?

4. Who took away the child that Claire bore?

5. What does the Schoolmaster claim the town is moved by in Act 3, Scene 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Claire reveal to her guests in Act 3, Scene 1 regarding Guellen?

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

3. What are Ill's final requests before dying?

4. What is absurd about the proposition made to Claire in Act 3, Scene 1?

5. What does Claire respond to the offer in Act 3, Scene 1?

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

7. Who has arrived in the town in Act 3, Scene 2? What is the townspeople's concern about this?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the overall irony of The Visit. What in the outcome of the play is ironic about the two main characters and their situations?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of "Greed" as it applies to the play. Which characters embody greed? How is this represented?

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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