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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Dafydd's drink?
(a) It gets knocked over during the fight.
(b) It is accidentally set on fire.
(c) Guy drinks it.
(d) Bridget throws it away.

2. Who reads the opening speech during the first rehearsal of The Beggar's Opera?
(a) Guy.
(b) Rebecca.
(c) Mr. Ames.
(d) Bridget.

3. In Act 1, Scene 5, why is Dafydd frustrated?
(a) His wife won't stop talking.
(b) The troupe is drunk.
(c) Guy is late for practice.
(d) The rehearsals are 10 days behind schedule.

4. What is Linda's reply in when Dafydd asks where Crispin is?
(a) She says that he should arrive any minute.
(b) She gives Dafydd a dirty look and leaves the theater.
(c) She tells Dafydd to ask Bridget.
(d) She says that she doesn't know.

5. Who named Dafydd's daughters?
(a) Dafydd.
(b) The family priest.
(c) His mother.
(d) Their mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Dafydd's children do when he has been away too long?

2. What happens to the protagonist in the play taking place in Act 1, Scene 1?

3. What does Hannah say about Guy when Dafydd tells her what character he has chosen for Guy?

4. What does Hannah say is the only thing in her house that doesn't fit into the family "theme"?

5. Who is playing the lead in The Beggar's Opera?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the comedic action taking place in Act 2, Scene 1?

2. Do you think that Guy is as innocent as he is portrayed, or do you think it is a creatively crafted act?

3. What does Jarvis's sawdust story tell you about him?

4. What is the importance of the discussion of the overwhelming Welsh influence on the Llewellyn family? What does this mean to Hannah?

5. What impression does the reader get of Hannah? Does she seem happy? Why or why not?

6. Act 2, Scene 2 contains the climax of the Crispin/Linda/Bridget love triangle. Explain the events that take place.

7. Why do you think Ian invites Guy to a night out with him and Fay? Do you think he's simply being friendly, or do you think he might have ulterior motives? Why?

8. What is the symbolism of the missing underwear?

9. What is the reader's first impression of Guy? What do we learn of him from the author? What do we learn of him from his actions? What do we learn of him from his interactions with other characters?

10. Rebecca makes a request of Guy. What does her request involve?

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