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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 Tom carry in with him in Act 1, Scene 4?

2. Who does Isobel tell Tom is coming in Act 1, Scene 1?

3. Who says, "There is no justice. A woman responds with the most deplorable things"?

4. What was Mr. Glass mentioned as being at his funeral?

5. Where does Act 1, Scene 3 take place?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Marion explode at Isobel in Act 1, Scene 1?

2. What about Rhonda seems to turn Irwin on?

3. Who leaves a letter outside the door in Act 1, Scene 3? What does it say? What does Isobel say?

4. Why is Isobel not around the office much in Act 2, Scene 2?

5. Why does Irwin say that Rhonda is at the office in Act 2?

6. How does Marion compare Isobel to their father following the funeral in Act 1? How does Isobel respond?

7. What does Irwin say to Isobel after the others leave in Act 1, Scene 4? What is her response?

8. What happened to Isobel the night at the movies with Irwin and Rhonda?

9. What does Katherine complain about in the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2? Why?

10. What interrupts the seduction between Irwin and Rhonda in Act 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of liberal versus conservative political views in The Secret Rapture. How does Hare incorporate this theme in the characters and the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Who is the Protagonist of The Secret Rapture? What is this character's "Tragic Flaw?" Who or what is the Antagonist? Discuss how this play does or does not follow that of a traditional tragedy.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the role that "Dependency" plays in The Secret Rapture. Which characters are afflicted with dependencies? How?

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