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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 Mrs. Swithin forget on her tour of Pointz Hall?
2. Why is Mrs. Manresa welcomed?
3. What season is it at the beginning of the novel?
4. How does the audience react when Eliza Clark's character appears?
5. What does Mr. Haines do for a living?
Short Essay Questions
1. What thoughts does Isa have about the plot of the pageant?
2. What do William and Isa share a moment together doing? What thought briefly crosses William's mind while standing with Isa?
3. Where do the acting troupe prepare for the pageant?
4. How does the pageant get off to a rocky start?
5. What prompts Mrs. Swithin to wonder about a superstitious notion?
6. Who is Miss La Trobe? How does she carryout her role in the pageant?
7. What does Lucy Swithin like to read and imagine?
8. What does Isa think about while watching George and company?
9. As a skeptic and atheist, what does Mr. Oliver think about Mrs. Swithin?
10. What does an old crone character recite on the stage?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Analyze and interpret the prologue of the pageant in the novel "Between the Acts". Describe the prologue. How does the audience react to it? Do any problems occur during the prologue? How are the themes of the novel illustrated in the prologue?
Essay Topic 3
What are some examples of romance in the novel "Between the Acts"? How does Woolf portray these romantic feelings? Is this a central element of the novel? What deeper meaning might these examples of romance contain?
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