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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 are the stable boys said to be doing?
(a) Whispering and sneaking out.
(b) Planning a war.
(c) Giving the other tribe secrets.
(d) Stealing.

2. What does Clive try to convince Mrs. Saunders to do when they are in the open field?
(a) Leave his house.
(b) Have sex with him.
(c) Fight the natives.
(d) Surrender to the natives.

3. Why does Betty protest the news of their upcoming visitor?
(a) She is afraid for their safety.
(b) The house is a mess.
(c) They don't have the money to entertain.
(d) She is not fond of them.

4. During what time period does Act I occur?
(a) The early-1900s.
(b) Present day.
(c) The late-1800s.
(d) Late-1600s.

5. How does Clive react to Edward's confession about the doll?
(a) He sends him to his room.
(b) He hits him.
(c) He congratulates him for his honesty.
(d) He yells at him.

Short Answer Questions

1. After investigating Betty's claim about who was mean to her, who does Clive believe?

2. After the men return from the stables, what does Mrs. Saunders ask Joshua?

3. Why is it implied that Betty and Ellen are not good at the game they are playing at the picnic?

4. What does Clive encourage Betty to do during their private discussion?

5. What has the destruction of the native village caused to happen?

Short Essay Questions

1. Betty's split from Clive leaves everyone in a state of shock. How did others view the marriage of Clive and Betty?

2. What does the bringing of Martin into the ritual represent?

3. In the park, Edward gives Martin directions on how to take care of Tommy even though Martin is Tommy's father. What does this tell the audience about Martin's fathering skills?

4. Martin leaves alone after the ritual. What does this tell the audience about his position in this group?

5. Gerry "if they can do together what they did before" to the Edward the audience met in Act 1. Where has the reader seen this question before and why is it significant?

6. What does the park symbolize?

7. At the end of the Act, Joshua points a gun at Clive and Edward stands by and does nothing. What do these events signify?

8. Why would Edward not want Clive to hear about the incident with the doll from Ellen?

9. What is the significance of Clive arranging a marriage between Harry and Betty?

10. After learning his parents were killed in the village that was destroyed, Joshua says that Clive is both "his mother and his father." What does Joshua mean by this statement?

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