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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. How does Tom get home in Act One, Scene Two?

2. What time is Gwen afraid they will not get away in Act Two, Scene Two?

3. In Act Two, Scene One, how long does Roy ask Coral to try coming back to reality?

4. How are Roy and Coral traveling for their holiday?

5. How did Roy and Coral's son die?

Short Essay Questions

1. What conversation do Meg and Tom have before they leave?

2. Who does Roy thank in Act One, Scene One?

3. How does the play, A Midsummer's Night's Dream, end?

4. What do Roy and Coral discuss at the end of Act One?

5. What does Gwen complain about in Act Two, Scene Two?

6. Why does Vic come to check on a noise she hears in Act Two, Scene Four, and what does she find?

7. What does Tom say when he hears Gwen disparaging his family?

8. What happend to Roy and Coral's son, and why does Roy say that he had to go?

9. What complaint does Roy have about Coral's behavior at school functions, and how does she respond?

10. Where did Gwen grow up and when did she leave home?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Roy and Coral’s relationship is strained by their son’s death. How would you describe Roy and Coral’s relationship? How has it been affected by their son’s death? What does the storm that can be seen from the roof of the Gold Coast hotel symbolize about their relationship?

Essay Topic 2

Subtext is an unspoken or not obvious meaning in a drama or story. Where does the author use subtext in the play? How does subtext reveal emotions and conflict?

Essay Topic 3

Coral strikes up a conversation with a woman named Leonie at the Gold Coast hotel. Does the conversation that Coral has with Leonie seem forced or artificial? What does the conversation reveal about Coral’s struggle to be empathetic and understand others?

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