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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. In Act Four, Scene Three, what does the MC sing about?

2. What movie does Jim tell Meg that he took Gwen to see when they were first courting?

3. In the play in Act Four, Scene 3, where does Tom meet Coral?

4. What is Jim missing in Act Three, Scene Two?

5. At the beginning of Act Three, Scene Two, who does Gwen yell at?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Coral doing at the beginning of Act Three, Scene One?

2. In Act Three, Scene One, what do Meg and Gwen argue about?

3. What happens to the lovers in The Stranger on the Shore?

4. In Act Four, Scene One, what does Harry talk to Jim about when the girls go for a walk?

5. What happens to the sailor in The Stranger on the Shore?

6. What do Gwen, Jim, and Meg have to do and why in Act Three, Scene Four?

7. What does Tom tell Meg about the woman everyone thinks is an artist in Act Four, Scene One?

8. Why do several campers approach Jim on Christmas Day?

9. How does Vic describe the place where she, Harry, Tom, Jim, Gwen, and Meg are camping in Act Four, Scene One?

10. What does Roy threaten to do with Coral when he finds her on the roof with Rick?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

The author uses the relationships between Meg and her parents and Tom and his parents to explore parent-child relationships. How would you describe the relationships that Meg and that Tom have with their parents? What causes conflicts between the parents and their children?

Essay Topic 3

Gwen spends much of the play complaining. What type of person is Gwen? How does she change during the course of the play?

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