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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. Why doesn't Miriamne want to come back inside the apartment?

2. What does Garth confess to Miriamne at the end of Act 1, Scene 2?

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

4. Who sent Garth a letter?

5. In Act 1, Scene 2, what item is in need of repair?

Short Essay Questions

1. How has Professor Hobhouse's article affected Judge Gaunt?

2. Why does Miriamne suddenly tell Mio she can no longer see him near the end of Act 1, Scene 3?

3. Why does Carr whistle "Star Spangled Banner" as he exits in Act 1, Scene 3?

4. What is Mio's opinion of his father's trial?

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

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

7. What does Garth confess to Miriamne in Act 1, Scene 2?

8. In Act 1, Scene 3, what have the authorities ordered Lucia to do?

9. Why does Trock shout at the city in Act 1, Scene 1?

10. In Act 1, Scene 1, how does Piny view Trock and Shadow?

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 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 3

Describe how radical behavior among the characters (radicalism) is used to express the themes of the play. What is the rationale behind the radical behavior exhibited by some characters? How might Anderson's personal experiences have affected his characters' acceptance of radicalism?

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