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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. Who is Joy coming to England with?

2. Who is with Lewis as the scene opens?

3. How does Joy respond to the insult?

4. Which word describes how Lewis feels about Joy's move?

5. What news does Lewis have for Warnie?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the four men feel about Joy's condition and her improvement? How do they handle the news that Joy is improving?

2. What do Lewis and Joy discuss before she leaves? What does he ask her? What does Joy ask of Lewis?

3. What does Douglas ask Lewis about? What is Lewis' answer?

4. What are Lewis and Joy's interactions like? What does Joy do that surprises Lewis?

5. What is Warnie's suggestion about women? What does he mean by this suggestion? Why does he say that he may not know fully?

6. What stereotype does Warnie have about Americans? What does he mean by his statement?

7. Where do Joy and Lewis decide to go? Why? What is this trip like?

8. Who is present at the beginning of the scene? What are they discussing? How does Lewis respond to them?

9. What do Joy and Lewis talk about? What does Joy ask Lewis?

10. What does the doctor tell Lewis? What mood is Joy in at this time? What do Joy and Lewis discuss?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What significance does the wardrobe have in the play? Where does this reference come from? Who interacts with the wardrobe? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Warnie and Lewis. What differences are there between the two men? What similarities do they share? How do the men react to Joy's presence in their lives?

Essay Topic 3

How does Joy's illness affect the characters in the play? How does she handle her illness? What message do you think the play has about illness and suffering?

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