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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 thought consoles Blunt after his bad experience with Lucetta?
2. Who is Florinda waiting for in the beginning of Act 3, Scene 5?
3. Why doesn't the playwright want to say anything to welcome the audience?
4. Many of the characters behave according to what standard?
5. What does Hellena intend to find at the carnival?
Short Essay Questions
1. What theme of The Rover does Blunt's costume at the end of the play reinforce?
2. How has Willmore ruined Angellica?
3. Why does Florinda rush in and try to stop the duel between Pedro and Belvile?
4. How does Belvile respond when Antonio asks why he attacked him outside of Angellica's?
5. Why is it important to the plot of The Rover that Florinda, Hellena and Valeria are still wearing their gypsy disguises as they meet Belvile, Wilmore, and Frederic on the street?
6. What happens when Willmore tries to make a joke to Belvile about his attack on Florinda?
7. For what purposes is Hellena using the story of the unfaithful lover she tells Willmore and Angellica when she is disguised as a man in Act 4?
8. What is Willmore finally showing about himself as he comes upon Florinda by herself in the garden?
9. The Rover is considered to be what type of play?
10. Why is Willmore's "mask" extremely precarious in Scenes 3 and 4 of Act 4?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Who is the one character of the play who wears no mask, literal or metaphorical? How does this provide a defining contrast to the other characters in The Rover? Discuss the contrast between this character's honesty versus the varied emotions being displayed by Willmore and Angellica. What purpose does this character serve to the subtext of The Rover? Fully explain your answer, giving specific examples.
Essay Topic 2
An aspect to the play's thematic point is that sometimes there are masks within masks, and the removal of one layer of disguise doesn't mean there aren't more beneath it. In a cohesive page or two, describe the first "mask" Willmore shows to Angellica. When he throws this first mask aside, what does he reveal underneath? Who do you think is the "real" Willmore? Are there any other characters with multiple-layered masks?
Essay Topic 3
What is a farce? Give specific examples of how it was used in The Rover. How did these scenes differ in tone from other scenes in the play?
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