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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 say she plans to turn the world into in Act 3?

2. What was Claire's father's name in the play?

3. The author claims in the postscript that he has depicted people in the play and not what?

4. Whose performance in the choir does Claire remark upon in Act 3, Scene 1?

5. Man One says that every bridesmaid was a what in Act 3, Scene 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Durrenmatt say in reference to allegory or symbolism in the postscript?

3. What is the outcome of the vote in Act 3, Scene 4? How do the townspeople justify it?

4. What does Ill ask Claire about in Act 3, Scene 3? What is her reply?

5. How has Ill's character undergone a drastic change in Act 3, Scene 2?

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

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

8. Why is the vote held twice in the final scene? Why do the reporters leave?

9. Who begins to tell the truth to the press in Act 3, Scene 2? Who stops him?

10. What conclusion has Ill come to in Act 3, Scene 2? Who does he discuss this with in his shop?

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 elements of tragedy in the play. What staging characteristics are similar to Greek Tragedy? What themes are relevant to both?

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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