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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Karen and Martha's intention at the Tilford house?

2. Why are Karen and Martha so outraged?

3. Who is the only person the parents talk to before withdrawing their daughters from the school?

4. Everything that Karen loved ____________________.

5. Who arrives unexpectedly at the Tilford house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the concept of loneliness as it exhibits in the story. Which of the characters are lonely? Are they all lonely in some way? Explain the loneliness and the methods and attempts to overcome it.

Essay Topic 2

THE CHILDREN'S HOUR is set in the 1930s during a time of The Great Depression and sexual repression. What impact did these two factors have on the author? What impact did these factors have on her work, especially the play, THE CHILDREN'S HOUR? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Hellman uses more than one instance of irony in the play. Cite at least two other examples you can identify in the play and note why they are examples of irony.

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