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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. Where does scene 10 open?

2. What does Joy's son wonder about Lewis' book?

3. What does Warnie offer to Joy?

4. What does Joy's son want to do?

5. What does Joy's son ask Lewis?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lewis declare to Joy? What does he ask of Harrington? How do Harrington and Riley respond to this news?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What does Lewis do to help ease the tension between him and Joy? What do they discuss?

8. What does Lewis' decision reveal about him and his feelings? How will this decision affect him and those around him?

9. What topic does the conversation turn to after Joy arrives? What does Riley do? How does Joy react?

10. How do Lewis and Warnie feel about Joy's impending visit to their home? Why is she coming?

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

Why do Joy and Lewis get married the first time? What benefit does the marriage bring? How do they each feel about this? Describe what this wedding is like. How does the wedding change their relationship? In what ways does it remain the same?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Warnie and Lewis' relationship. How would you characterize their relationship at the beginning of the play? What hurdles do the men face in their relationship? Do they overcome these hurdles? Why or why not?

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