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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. Where is Quillery originally from?

2. What does Don provide for the hotel guests?

3. How do Mr. and Mrs. Cherry seem to the other hotel guests in Act 1?

4. Where were the Cherrys married?

5. What is Quillery denied, causing him to return to the hotel in the first part of Act 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the relevance of the hotel's location to the play's story?

2. What was significant about Harry and the woman who reminds him of Irene's original meeting?

3. What does Quillery relay to the hotel guests about the Italian military, and what is his frame of mind?

4. What is the doctor's decision in the final act and what does it represent?

5. How is the Hotel Monte Gabriele described in the beginning of the play?

6. What does the captain tell Harry about Irene's situation and how does it affect the way Harry might look at it?

7. Who is Weber and what does Quillery inform Harry of in reference to his profession?

8. In the larger theme of the play, what do the Cherrys represent?

9. What is the interesting thing about the original function for the hotel's building, and how does Quillery point it out to Harry?

10. How do Quillery's earlier remarks to Doctor Waldersee come into play after we learn about the doctor's change in destination?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Location is a key element in the play and the author uses it strategically in order to develop the characters and the plot.

1) Describe the location of the hotel and three examples of events or situations where it was important to the play's story.

2) In your opinion, which character was affected the most by the location of the hotel? Which character was affected the least? Use the play to provide examples to support your positions.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the conversation between Irene and Weber in Act 2, Scene 2.

1) What are Weber's views on war and how do they fit into his business plans? What does that say about his character and how does it give the audience clues about what he is capable of later in the play?

2) How does Irene respond to Weber's business and what is surprising about it? Explain the possible motives for why she responds this way and what they signify for her character.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the argument between Quillery and Dr. Waldersee in Act 2, Scene 1. Describe three examples of where each of them make their strongest arguments. In the end, which character do you think was more effective at delivering their argument? Why?

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