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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Stanley claim that he has been forced to do?

2. What do Mrs. Candour, Lady Sneerwell, Backbite, and Crabtree think happened to Sir Peter?

3. How does Lady Teazle feel about Sir Peter at the end of Act 5, Scene 2?

4. How does Sir Oliver respond to Charles's offer?

5. Who do Mrs. Candour, Lady Sneerwell, Backbite, and Crabtree believe was caught with Lady Teazle?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At the beginning of Sheridan's play, the audience is advised that appearances can be misleading, and that it is always best to look beneath to find the true worth of a person. Write an essay discussing whether those two pieces of advice manifest themselves in the relationship between Sir Peter and Lady Teazle. Detail the players, the action, and the initial rapport between the Teazles, as well as the outcome. Explain whether and how the Teazles' relationship and the aforementioned advice can be or should not be deemed analogous. Support your position with text, dialogue, and paraphrase from the play.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the single most significant factor that foreshadows the apparent transformation of Lady Teazle from a loud, demanding shrew upon the audience's first glimpse of her, to a genteel, soft-spoken lady at the end of the play.

Essay Topic 3

Does calling Sir Peter out from hiding in the closet help edify the statements made throughout the play by those claiming that Charles is an upright and honest man? Support your position with text, dialogue, and/or paraphrase from the play.

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