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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 Dinsdale tell Jack about?

2. Who does Tucker announce?

3. Who does Jack say some people think he is married to?

4. What kind of miracle does Dinsdale say he wants to see?

5. Where does Jack say he discovered who he was?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the Earl kill himself?

2. Why does the bishop disagree with Jack marrying Grace?

3. What does Jack say in his speech to the Houses of Lords?

4. What does Jack say he regrets in Act 2, Scene 3?

5. How does Jack excuse God's behavior towards some people?

6. What does Jack think may prohibit his marriage to Grace?

7. How does Jack scare the two women?

8. What reference does Jack make to Jack the Ripper in Act 2, Scene 4?

9. How does Jack say he discovered he was God?

10. What does Grace tell Jack about her past?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare Jack and Charles.

1) What is their relationship to each other?

2) How are their ideas different?

3) How do their differences in opinion prove to be destructive?

Essay Topic 2

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the novel's chronological setting.

1. What were the main concerns during the 1960s? How does the author express these concerns?

2. How would the author change the novel if it was set in today's society?

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