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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 Hastings say about Marlow in the company of women of reputation?
2. How does Hardcastle finally get the attention of Marlow and Hastings?
3. What does Mr. Hardcastle expect from Diggory who was brought into the house from his work in the barn?
4. How interested is Hardcastle in politics?
5. Who does Mrs. Hardcastle dote on?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Mr. Hardcastle training his servants?
2. How does the audience get a picture of Tony Lumpkin before he even enters the stage?
3. Tony has the landlord give the directions which no one could possibly follow. What fun do they have when Marlow asks for a room at the Three Pigeons?
4. How does the dialogue of the opening scene give the audience a clue as to Mrs. Hardcastle's character?
5. After looking at the night's menu, what does Marlow do?
6. Describe how Tony sees his chance to get back at his stepfather when the landlord says there are two gentlemen looking for Hardcastle's house.
7. Using Mr. Hardcastle's speech at the beginning of act 3, define and explain the soliloquy.
8. How is Mr. Hardcastle different from his wife?
9. What is the news Mr. Hardcastle gives his daughter about her future?
10. How do we know that Kate is actually excited at the prospect of a handsome, well-mannered husband-to-be?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Staging of plays in Goldsmith's day was much different from the way it is today. There was no curtain. At the end of a scene, the actors all walked off the stage and the stagehands came in and changed the backdrop and the furniture. SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER has stood the test of time, however, and is still staged today. Write a paper about how you would stage the play and handle the different scene changes.
Essay Topic 2
SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER is a farce comedy. Explain what makes it a farce. Use selections from the play to point out improbable events and situations. Point out the characters who give the play a comical tone. Make mention of the plot twists and turns that would not happen in real life. Explain the need for an audience to suspend rational thought to enjoy a farce.
Essay Topic 3
Jumping to conclusions is a thread that runs throughout the play. Select several instances of this and write a paper discussing the fallacy of jumping to conclusions. In your paper evaluate whether that is a fairly universal human trait. Give at least one example other than from the play when someone jumped to wrong conclusions and the effect it had on the people involved.
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