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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. Where does Mr. Oliver fall asleep?

2. Who does Isa mock lines from the pageant with?

3. What does Isa remind herself of when she sees Giles?

4. What is described as a prison for Giles and Isa?

5. What does Miss La Trobe see on the faces of the audience?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the Haineses and Mr. Oliver discuss at the beginning of the novel?

2. What do Mrs. Sands and Candish do to prepare for the event?

3. Who accompanies Mrs. Swithin on a tour of Pointz Hall? What does she forget on the tour?

4. What thoughts does Isa have about the plot of the pageant?

5. What do the villagers do when 'Queen Elizabeth' returns to the stage?

6. Who is Miss La Trobe? How does she carryout her role in the pageant?

7. What does Isa remind herself of when she sees Giles?

8. Who is Eliza Clark, what roles does she play and how does the audience react to her character?

9. What troubles does William have?

10. What is the relationship between Isa and Mr. Haines?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and interpret the final scene of the pageant in the novel "Between the Acts". Describe the final scene. Why is this scene considered the climax? What happens during this scene? How does the audience react?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the career of the author of the novel "Between the Acts", Virginia Woolf. What are her accomplishments in regards to her writing career? What are some of her notable works? Do these works share some of the themes and techniques used in "Between the Acts"?

Essay Topic 3

What is stream of consciousness? How and why does Woolf use this narrative mode? How does it affect the tone and mood of the novel? How does it illustrate some of the themes of the novel?

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