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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 happens to Guy at the end of Act 1, Scene 1?
2. What does Hannah say is the only thing in her house that doesn't fit into the family "theme"?
3. Who is Hannah?
4. What happens to the protagonist in the play taking place in Act 1, Scene 1?
5. Where does Guy work?
Short Essay Questions
1. Character development is very important in a play. Act 1, Scene 3 is all about character development. How does this bar scene give you the basic information you need to know about most of the characters?
2. In Act 1, Scene 4, we learn of Guy's wife's death and why he wanted to join The Beggar's Opera. What effect, good or bad, do you think his wife's death will have on his future relationships with women
3. Act 2, Scene 2 contains the climax of the Crispin/Linda/Bridget love triangle. Explain the events that take place.
4. Compare/contrast Dafydd and Guy. What do you think is the importance of this relationship to the play?
5. What does Jarvis's sawdust story tell you about him?
6. What is the significance of the song Crispin sings in Act 2, Scene 2 while Linda and Bridget are fighting?
7. What is the importance of the Welsh song to Dafydd? Do you think that attempting to sing that song endeared Guy to Dafydd or alienated him? Why?
8. Describe your first impression of Dafydd. What does his personality tell you about him? Does he strike you as a person capable of forming lasting relationships?
9. What is the significance of Ian dropping out of the play?
10. What is symbolic about the women of the cast turning to face Guy instead of doing as Dafydd instructs and turning to face Crispin?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The end of The Beggar's Opera has MacHeath being reprieved and all supposedly forgiven. Draw a parallel between the ending of The Beggar's Opera and the ending of A Chorus of Disapproval, illustrating the melding of the two endings into one resolution.
Essay Topic 2
Describe the symbolism in the sound of a pump engine that Jarvis is listening to on a personal stereo.
Essay Topic 3
Recalling the description of Dafydd and Hannah's home and knowing what you do of Dafydd's life and character, what does the home's description say about Dafydd's role in the home?
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