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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 Lydia think of Mr. Faulkland?

2. What can Sheridan be found guilty of?

3. What does connive mean?

4. What does Lucy contemplate?

5. Who intervened in Lydia's affairs with Beverly?

Short Essay Questions

1. Did Sheridan ever rewrite the script? If so, why did he rewrite the script?

2. What type of play is Sheridan weaving?

3. Who does Captain Absolute bribe?

4. Where does Jack wait for Faulkland?

5. Is Jack worried about being killed?

6. How does Sheridan write the epilogue?

7. Who often gets in Lucius' way?

8. What does Jack say to Lydia when he sees her during his visit?

9. When Mrs. Malaprop, Sir Absolute, Jack and Lydia are all in the same room, why does Jack refuse to speak?

10. What will Jack tell Beverly that Acres is called?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1. What is unconditional love?

2. What are the types of love that are represented in the play?

3. What characters represent the different types of love in the story

Essay Topic 2

What does the character of Lucy represent in Sheridan's play?

1. Is it normal to have a woman that is money hungry?

2. Why is that?

3. is it interesting that she does not care for morals?

Essay Topic 3

1. How could Sheridan's play be different if it had been focused on morals?

2. How would the characters have changed or stayed the same?

3. Pick a specific character and explain.

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