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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 does Meg give Gwen for Christmas?

2. In Act Four, Scene One, how long is the beach past the headland?

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

4. What is Tom wearing when he appears for his play in Act Four, Scene 3?

5. Where do Rick and Coral meet in Act Three, Scene Three?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Gwen has made sacrifices for Meg. What sacrifices has Gwen made for Meg? Why has Gwen made sacrifices for Meg? Why is it so important for Gwen that Meg never have to experience the poverty she experienced?

Essay Topic 2

Campers approach Jim with a list of complaints. Why do the campers have a list of complaints? What does a perceived sense of privilege have to do with the complaints? Why does Jim tear up the complaints?

Essay Topic 3

Allusions are figures of speech used when an author mentions a person, place, or thing, but does not provide background information about the person, place, or thing. What are some allusions that the author uses in the play? Is research required to understand the allusions the author makes? Does the use of allusions make understanding what is happening difficult?

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