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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. How is the third scene of "Where There's a Will, There's a Way" conveyed to the audience?

2. In the evening, what does Isa do in the sitting room?

3. What creatures settle on the terrace in the act which follows "A Picnic Party"?

4. Who does Budge play in the pageant?

5. What does the voice on the megaphone NOT call the audience members?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Miss La Trobe go after the pageant?

2. Where does Isa go when she slips away from the pageant audience? What do she do as she wanders around?

3. How is the stage set for "A Picnic Party"?

4. How does one audience member critique the play-within-a-play, "Where There's a Will, There's a Way"?

5. What is the premise of "Where There's a Will, There's A Way"?

6. How does Mrs. Swithin break convention during the pageant?

7. What did Miss La Trobe hope to start the "Ourselves" section of the pageant with?

8. How is the third section of "Where There's a Will, There's a Way" conveyed to the audience? What amused the audience during this dead moment in the program?

9. Where does Isa invite William to go with her?

10. What does William think to himself as he says good-bye to Mrs. Swithin?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and interpret the relationship between Giles and Isa. What problems are they facing in their marriage? How are they dealing with these problems? What happens at the end of the novel that suggests a possible reconciliation?

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

Analyze and interpret the conclusion of the novel. What happens at the end of the novel? Are all of the problems and conflicts resolved? Are there any unanswered questions? Was the pageant a success? What is the tone of the novel at the conclusion?

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