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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 is the name of Tom and Coral's play?

2. Why is Gwen afraid that Jim will be struck by lightning in Act Three, Scene Four?

3. What does Meg give Gwen for Christmas?

4. In Act Three, Scene Five, what Christmas present does Vic love?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does the MC open the show in Act Four, Scene Three?

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

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

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

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

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 and Roy’s son died before the play began. How did their son die? How does grief affect Coral? How does Coral struggle with grief?

Essay Topic 2

Gwen accuses Meg of making snide remarks. Has Gwen been making snide remarks? Are Meg’s remarks similar to her mother’s comments? Is Gwen being hypocritical when she accuses Meg of being rude?

Essay Topic 3

Many donations are made to help put on the play, A Midsummer Night’s Dream. What donations are given to help put on the play? What do those donations reveal about community?

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