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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who offers explanations of what is going on during the rehearsal?

2. What does Puff clarify during the rehearsal?

3. What does the prompter tell Puff when Puff calls for the beginning of the next scene?

4. Why does Puff claim that he must have a mad scene in his play?

5. After the love scene finishes, what does Puff congratulate himself on doing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Investigate "The Critic" as a satire. How does it adhere to and differ from the satire? What changes could be made to mark it more clearly as a satire? What changes could be made to prevent critics from classifying the play as a satire?

Essay Topic 2

Which character do you think is the most important, and why?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Sneer and Plagiary. How are their relationships with Dangle similar and different?

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