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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 Trock ask both Esdras and Miriamne to do in Act 1, Scene 2?

2. Whom does the Radical accuse of capitalist oppression?

3. Who is "the doc at the gate?"

4. What has reportedly happened to Judge Gaunt?

5. In what month is Act 1, Scene 1 set?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the characters react to the order that is given to Lucia in Act 1, Scene 3?

2. What "business" does Mio have to take care of at the end of Act 1?

3. Describe Trock.

4. What advice does Mio offer Miriamne in Act 1, Scene 3?

5. What point does Esdras make about justice in his final monologue?

6. How is Miriamne in the way of Mio's goal?

7. What threat does Trock make towards Shadow near the end of Act 1, Scene 3?

8. How does Judge Gaunt react to Mio's death threat in the beginning of Act 2?

9. Describe Judge Gaunt.

10. How does Judge Gaunt react to the argument between the Policeman and the other characters in Act 1, Scene 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the balance between hope and despair evident in the play. How does the action and dialogue of the play affect that balance? How is the balance between hope and despair used to express the themes of the play? In the end, which emotion do the remaining characters experience and why?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the use of irony in the play. What ironies result from the conflict between Mio's desire for revenge and his love for Miriamne? What is the purpose of the ironies evident in the play? Is irony an effective tool for changing behavior?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how Anderson's style of writing imitates that of Shakespeare. How does Anderson's use of language, sentence structure, dramatic conventions, and character development mimic that of Shakespeare? What philosophies do Anderson and Shakespeare seem to share?

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