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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. Which word(s) best describe the wedding?

2. Joy shares a national award with whom?

3. What is Lewis doing as the scene opens?

4. Warnie reminds Lewis of what?

5. What happens to Joy in this scene?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Lewis tell Douglas? What does Douglas ask?

3. What are Harrington, Gregg, and Riley discussing? How do the men and Warnie feel about Joy?

4. What does Riley tell Lewis about? How does Lewis feel about what Riley tells him?

5. What does Lewis ask Douglas about that Douglas doesn't respond to? What does Douglas' lack of response say about the situation?

6. What are the men talking about? How do their views differ?

7. What does Lewis say about his friendship with Joy? Does this reassure Warnie?

8. What is the wedding ceremony like? Describe what happens.

9. What topic does Lewis discuss as the scene opens? What does he reveal to the audience?

10. What do Lewis and Joy make plans to do? What does Douglas do as they are getting ready to leave?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the first scene of the play, Lewis describes what is meant by "Shadowlands." What definition does he give to this term? Why do you think the play is titled by this? What meaning does the play give us for what the Shadowlands are?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Describe the relationships between Douglas and Warnie and between Douglas and Lewis. What are these relationships like? How do the men feel about Douglas? How does Douglas feel about the men? How do the relationships change over the course of the play?

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