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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 secret is shared by Patrice and Lady India?

2. What plan does Hugo reveal to Isabelle in Act 1, Scene 2?

3. What does the gardener intend to do with the shrubbery?

4. What sounds are heard offstage during Act 1, Scene 2?

5. Who does Madame Desmortes question about Isabelle?

Short Essay Questions

1. What impression does Hugo want to give the guests at the ball regarding his feelings and Isabelle's feelings?

2. Describe the setting of "Ring around the Moon."

3. How does Joshua respond to Messerschmann's biblical story?

4. What message comes to Messerschmann by telegram at the end of the play?

5. What does Hugo tell Isabelle regarding her duties while at the chateau? What rewards will she receive if she complies?

6. What do Messerschmann and Isabelle do after his epiphany regarding money?

7. Under what pretense does Capulet rush back into the conservatory at the end of Act 1, Scene 2? What was her real reason for returning?

8. What does Messerschmann intend to do toward the end of the play, now that he is presumably ruined financially?

9. What does Madame Desmortes say to Romainville when she enters the conservatory following the conversation between Hugo and Romainville? What does Romainville do in response?

10. Why is Isabelle sad, after she and Messerschmann tear up his ready cash?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why are Messerschmann and Isabelle happy at first when tearing up Messerschmann's ready cash, only to find their emotions plummet after the deed is done? What does this reveal, or establish, about these two characters?

Essay Topic 2

What is the significance of Messerschmann's unusual diet? When he alters his request ever so slightly at the end of the play, in celebration, why does the change seem so momentous?

Essay Topic 3

What is the Biblical story of Samson? Is Messerschmann's comparison of himself with Samson an apt one? Why or why not?

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