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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. Why does Michael think Agnes and Rose did not apply to work in the knitting factory?
2. What is unusual about the recruiter of which Gerry Evans learns as he writes his name?
3. Where does Gerry Evans hide when Agnes comes back from picking blackberries?
4. Which of the sisters takes over to organize the search for Rose?
5. Why does Michael leave the family home when he is old enough?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Rose describe her encounter with Danny Bradley?
2. What does Uncle Jack reveal about his ministry in Ryanga when Maggie asks if the people there gathered in his church for ceremonies?
3. Why does Gerry Evans decide to go to war in a foreign country?
4. What significance can we attach to Uncle Jack's declaration that he is cold all the time?
5. Where did Gerry Evans sign up for military service, and why is that location significant?
6. What is it that Kate asks Uncle Jack to promise?
7. How does Maggie make a joke of the small amount of food they have?
8. Who does Maggie forget to count when she is calculating people they must feed for dinner?
9. Why might Agnes have believed Rose could not get work in the factory?
10. Which of the sisters understands the politics of the Spanish Civil War?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The radio, "Marconi," has "killed all Christian conversation in this country," according to Kate. It has certainly had a powerful effect on the lives of the Mundy family. Analyze the effect of the radio on the lives of this family. Use examples from the script in your analysis.
Essay Topic 2
What irony do you see in the fact that Kate eventually finds work as a tutor for Austin Morgan's young family? Explain whether this is an example of situational or dramatic irony and why you think so (or do not think so).
Essay Topic 3
The fox is an important metaphor in this play. If the family of women is the hen house, who is the fox? How many of the women have had unsuccessful relationships with men? List and explain each and develop your own thesis for why each situation ended unhappily.
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