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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 Meeker say impresses him about Brady?
2. Drummond refers to what as "Brown's product"?
3. What type of jury does Drummond say that Brady wants?
4. Who encourages the town to greet Brady's arrival?
5. What does Drummond ask Dunlap prior to rejecting him for the jury?
Short Essay Questions
1. At the end of Act One, Drummond is left alone on the stage. What does this moment signify?
2. When Rachel visits Cates in jail, what does she urge him to do, and why?
3. Define Drummond's word "clock-stoppers".
4. When Bannister states that he wants the front seat in the jury box because "its going to be quite a show", what does this say about his opinion of the trial?
5. Cates reveals to Rachel that he taught Darwinism in his classroom because he "thought he was right". What does this tell the reader about Cates' character?
6. Describe the character, Rachel.
7. Why does Drummond take both the Bible and the Origin of Species when he leaves town?
8. Why does the judge dismiss the majority of Drummond's witnesses?
9. What is Drummond's philosophy about laughter? Why?
10. Why does Drummond bring up horse racing while awaiting the verdict?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Cates is on trial for breaking a law; teaching Darwinism in his classroom. In court, Drummond makes Cates' case about something different altogether.
Part 1) What does Drummond make Cates' case about?
Part 2) How does this angle change the outcome of the case?
Part 3) If Drummond had not changed the angle, do you believe Cates would have gone to jail? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
Relationships are an important part of Inherit the Wind, as they show us how other characters treat one another. Choose one of the following relationships and explain what you have learned about the participants, based on their relationships with one another.
- Mr. and Mrs. Brady.
- Rachel and Reverend Brown.
- Rachel and Cates.
Essay Topic 3
Drummond states that his experience with the law is like being on a merry-go-round. Why is this? What are some moments from Inherit the Wind that back up his theory?
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