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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Claire's opinion regarding typical female roles?

2. What is the foundation of Claire's emotional state?

3. Which character practices meditation?

4. Who suggests that everyone should go downstairs to dinner?

5. From what does Claire say she needs to be rescued?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is the play titled, "The Verge"? The main characters are on the verge of what? The greenhouse plants are on the verge of what? Society is on the verge of what?

Essay Topic 2

What Victorian values are represented by Harry and Adelaide in the play? Why are these values so distasteful to Claire?

Essay Topic 3

During the play and in her past, Claire has broken several of the Ten Commandments. And yet, at one point she asks Tom to say something pleasant about God, and at the end of the play she sings hymns. What do these contradictory behaviors reveal about Claire and about the playwright's attitude toward Claire's struggle?

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