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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who first joins Claire and Tom in the tower room after she goes back upstairs?

2. Who joins Claire, Tom, and the third character in the tower?

3. Who apologizes to Tom in Act 2?

4. What is Tom's condition when he arrives in the tower room?

5. What does Claire ask Tom to do in Act 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the primary theme of the play? How is the theme supported by setting and plot?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how the professions of the main male characters reflect or amplify their general personalities. Is it significant that Claire's liaisons outside of marriage are with artistic types?

Essay Topic 3

How are light and sound used to forward the plot and atmosphere of "The Verge"?

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