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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 does Pa allow all of the peasants who did not win the race to do?

2. What is the character Pa defined by?

3. How does Pa react to the news?

4. What are the people doing that helps to form Ma's opinion of them?

5. What do the Captain and other guests do when Pa goes out?

Short Essay Questions

1. As Pa is leading the army on a march to Russia what is he complaining about?

2. Why does the king punish Buggerless and what is his punishment?

3. What does Pa do to get everyone to leave and how do they respond?

4. What happens when Pa's scout reports that the Russians are nearby?

5. What does Pa have to say about Manure and how does Ma respond?

6. What happens when Pa goes to the peasants and demand they pay their taxes?

7. What does Wenceslas say about Rosamund's concern and how does she and Buggerless respond?

8. What is Ma's opinion of how the crowd reacts to Pa's throwing of the gold?

9. What do Pa, Ma and the captain discuss and what promise does Pa make to the captain?

10. How does Pa react to the king's offer and what does he give the king?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the difference between the monologue and the aside? How does the author utilize both in the novel? What type of information is best for each type of dialogue device? Why do you think this way?

Essay Topic 2

The play was originally preformed as a puppet show. In what ways would this play be better shown as a puppet show? In what ways are human actors better?

Essay Topic 3

How does the author utilize foreshadowing in this play? Does the author do a good job of foreshadowing? Why or why not? Use specific examples.

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