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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 you have husbands for in Act 3, Scene 3?

2. What does Ill cry out after the vote in Act 3, Scene 4?

3. What does Claire order her ninth husband to do in Act 3, Scene 3?

4. In terms of performance, the author writes in the postscript that "all that is art should seem to be _____."

5. What kind of cigarettes does the butcher buy in Act 3, Scene 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the author's point in writing the postscript?

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

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

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

5. What are Claire's final words to Ill in Act 3, Scene 3?

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

7. What does Ill thank Claire for in Act 3, Scene 3?

8. What is expressed in the final song of the play?

9. Who meets Claire in Act 3, Scene 1? Why?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine and analyze the character of Ill. How does this character come to embody a tragic hero? What transition does he make in the course of the play?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of power and control in the play. How does Claire embody this theme? What choices has she made which contribute to this?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the characters of the Priest and the Schoolmaster. How are their moral values different? How are the characters alike?

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