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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 does Kath tell Sloane she has on beneath her dress?

2. How old is Kath?

3. What compliment does Kath remark on with Sloane in Act One?

4. Which character says, "You've seen the milkman before. That's no cause to throw the shears at him"?

5. How many cars does Ed own?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ed promise Kath in return for their father speaking to him? Why does he want to speak to his father?

2. How does Sloane feel about marrying Kath? Why?

3. How old is the character of Kath? What is her age in relation to the other characters? How old does she act?

4. What is a "double entendre?" Give an example from the play.

5. What is Ed's response to Kath keeping a lodger in the house? Why?

6. List an example (or two) of subtext in the play. What are the character's words and what is implied by them?

7. At which point in Act Three does Sloane lose the upper hand?

8. Why does Kath become upset early in Act Two? How does she show this? What is Sloane's response?

9. At which point in Act Three does Sloane panic completely, given his circumstances?

10. What do Ed and Kath plan to tell the police regarding Kemp's death? How do they plan to pull it off?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the irony in Entertaining Mr. Sloane? Describe the three different types of irony and explain how Orton uses each. Use examples from the text in your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the relationship between Ed and Kemp and between Kemp and Kath. How do these differ? How are they similar?

Essay Topic 3

How does Entertaining Mr. Sloane cross the barriers of taboo regarding homosexuality? How does the play portray homosexuals without using explicit terms like "gay" or "homosexual"?

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