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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 Mrs. Hardcastle not recognize as Tony and Constance banter back and forth?
2. What is Kate's plan for Marlow?
3. Tony thinks Constance has not read all of the letter, so what does he do?
4. Where does Tony tell his mother that they are located?
5. When Hastings accuses Marlow of planning to rob the barmaid of her honor, what does Marlow reply?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Mr. Hardcastle react to seeing Marlow holding his daughter's hand?
2. What happens between Marlow and Kate the next time they are alone?
3. After Marlow leaves and Kate enters the room, what is the conversation she has with the two gentlemen?
4. Why have Marlow's servants all gotten drunk to the great displeasure of Mr. Hardcastle?
5. How does Mrs. Hardcastle react when she reads the real note?
6. What is the act Tony and Constance put on for Mrs. Hardcastle's benefit?
7. What immediate plans do Hastings and Constance make after he tells her Tony has given him the jewels?
8. What argument does Kate use to calm her father down.
9. Does Mr. Hardcastle think Kate is right about young Marlow? How does he respond to Kate's request for more time to prove to him that Marlow is a proper gentleman.
10. Describe Hastings' mood after Constance has left with Mrs. Hardcastle.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Asides are devices used in many plays and melodramas. They are used to let the audience know what a character is thinking, to let the audience know what has happened off stage, and to whisper something to another character onstage without letting other characters know what is being said. Write a paper using asides from SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER and give your opinion as to their effectiveness and contribution to the story.
Essay Topic 2
Words have changed their meaning since Goldsmith wrote this play. For example, the word modesty is used in an entirely different way from the way we use it today. Find at least ten examples of words that have a different meaning today and write a paper showing how they are used in the play and how we might use those words today. In some cases, it might be that the word in the play is no longer used and you will need to provide a modern word that expresses the same idea.
Essay Topic 3
The real villain in SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER is Mrs. Hardcastle. Write a paper identifying the passages that give clues to her real nature. Note in your paper Mrs. Hardcastle's pretensions to upper class position, her emphasis on appearances, her ignorance of real elite society, and her underlying greed. Include in the paper how she manipulated Tony and Constance in order to satisfy her goals.
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