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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 becomes evident about the two men as the conversation shifts?

2. What does the butler share about himself with Julian?

3. What does Julian say when Miss Alice invites him to talk about himself?

4. What do the two discuss?

5. What happens to the conversation.

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does the butler suggest the lawyer visit? Why?

2. What makes Julian more and more frustrated wit h Miss Alice?

3. What does the lawyer say how the Cardinal's caged birds?

4. How does this scene open? Who are the characters in this scene?

5. How is Julian's behavior similar to when he was at the asylum?

6. What does the lawyer do when he is satisfied with Julian's response?

7. How does Julian feel about the way the conversation with the butler is going? What does he want to know?

8. What does Julian do when the lawyer moves to take his leave?

9. What is the most intriguing element of the room?

10. How does Miss Alice begin to ensnare Julian?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Cardinal has two caged birds.

Part 1) What type of birds? What relationship do the characters have with these birds?

Part 2) Why has the author chosen this species?

Part 3) What might these two birds signify?

Essay Topic 2

Julian hallucinates throughout the play.

Part 1) When are his hallucinations first mentioned? Describe this first hallucination.

Part 2) Why does he hallucinate during the play?

Part 3) Why does he hallucinate at the end of the play? How does this affect the audience?

Essay Topic 3

Julian is intrigued by the model of the mansion.

Part 1) Why is the model unique?

Part 2) What do he and the butler discuss, regarding this model?

Part 3) How is this model significant?

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