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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 is Ma's opinion on Pa's love of money?

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

3. Which of the following is the best definition of a soliloquy?

4. What is Rosamund concerned about?

5. How does the winner of the race feel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Ma and Pa doing on the deck of the ship?

2. When Ma continues to express concerns and protest Pa's decisions how does he react?

3. What is Pa doing as Ma comes into the cave and what is he saying?

4. How does Pa act once the guests start arriving?

5. Why does Pa call a meeting of his councilors?

6. What is the Polish army singing about and what does the sergeant drill them about?

7. What does Pa do after the race is complete and the peasants have taken their gold coin?

8. After the storm what is brought and what does Ma talk about?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What type of person is Ma? Would you want her to be your friend? Why or why not? What type of job do you think Ma would succeed at doing? Why do you think this way?

Essay Topic 2

What actions do Pa and Ma take which show that they are willing to go to any lengths to secure riches? How do you feel about their actions? Do you believe there are people like that in our present society? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

What is a French scene? How is it used in the play? Do you think that this technique adds or detracts from the play? Why?

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