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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Diana say to her father after Hugo exits in Act 2?
2. Who does Diana order to follow her out of the conservatory in Act 3, Scene 1?
3. Who are the twins?
4. What does Joshua say regarding the actions of Patrice and Lady India?
5. In Act 2, who does Hugo tell Diana that he was with yesterday?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How do the frenetic entrances and exits of Frederic and Hugo impact the audience as they view this play? Is that impact harder to appreciate when reading the play than when viewing it?
Essay Topic 2
Why does Frederic sleep in the rhododendrons beneath the window of his fiancee, Diana? Does this character flaw continue throughout the play? Will he be likely to follow a similar course of action after becoming engaged to Isabelle, or do they have a different kind of relationship?
Essay Topic 3
What is a conservatory, as it exists in the mansion of Madame Desmortes? Why does the playwright choose to have the entire play take place in the conservatory, rather than allowing for a change of scene? Why does none of the action take place in the ballroom itself?
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