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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 will happen if Jack refuses?

2. What is tangled?

3. What does Faulkland promise himself?

4. How does the play begin?

5. What does Jack do as he exits the stage?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who presents the prologue of the play to the audience?

2. Why is Faulkland worried?

3. Why is Mr. Faulkland worried about Julia?

4. What does Sheridan wish to prove about the Comedy of Manners?

5. What does the epilogue address?

6. Why is Acres confused when he arrives at the duel site?

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

8. What don't the two men realize?

9. What does the audience learn about Sir Absolute's marriage?

10. What does Lucy contemplate as she waits for Sir Lucius?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1. How do the characters manipulate each other in the play?

2. Name two characters that use manipulation throughout the play.

3. Explain why they are they way they are.

Essay Topic 2

1. Why does Mrs Malaprop always mess up the use of words?

2. Does she seem to be an educated woman? How so?

3. Is it a sign of her level of education or desire to learn more?

Essay Topic 3

Research the places where the play takes place such as the North Parade, etc.

1. How do these real life settings set the stage for the duel?

2. Did many duels take play here?

3. What has your research helped you to find?

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