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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Julian want to do?

2. Into what does Julian launch as he describes in intimate detail the experience of a Christian being fed to a lion?

3. What do they wonder if they should tell the Cardinal?

4. What do they discuss?

5. What does the butler suggest that it is probably time for the lawyer to do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many aspects of this play are not what they seem.

Part 1) Describe two of them.

Part 2) How do you feel about these aspects? Why?

Part 3) How does this lead to one of the play's themes? What is this theme?

Essay Topic 2

Julian wonders if he slept with the Virgin Mary.

Part 1) Why does he believe this?

Part 2) What does this say about Julian's religious beliefs?

Part 3) What does this reveal to the audience about Julian's character?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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