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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 comfort does Shadow offer Trock in Act 1, Scene 1?

2. Who enters the room with Trock in Act 1, Scene 2?

3. Based on Trock's speech and mannerisms, how does he appear to be feeling in Act 1, Scene 1?

4. What advice is given to Garth in the letter?

5. In Act 1, Scene 3, who follows Miriamne without success?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Miriamne attempt to cheer Mio after Judge Gaunt and Esdras leave the apartment in the middle of Act 2?

2. According to Mio, what destroyed his father?

3. How has Professor Hobhouse unnerved both Trock and Garth?

4. Describe Lucia.

5. Why does Miriamne sit alone outside the apartment in the beginning of Act 1, Scene 3?

6. How does Shadow attempt to keep Trock out of trouble?

7. In Act 1, Scene 1, how does Lucia view Trock and Shadow?

8. Describe Piny.

9. How does Mio react to Judge Gaunt's opinion of the Romanga case?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare Miriamne's compassion with Mio's desire for revenge. How do these two emotions conflict throughout the play? In the end, which emotion proves to be the strongest and why?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the importance of the relationships between fathers and sons in the play. How do Mio and Garth's experiences with murder affect their relationships with their fathers? Which son appears to value his father more and why?

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