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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the priest have in Act 2, Scene 2 which startles Ill?
(a) A dagger.
(b) A rifle.
(c) A bayonet.
(d) A revolver.

2. What does the mayor have sitting on his desk in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) A revolver.
(b) A sword.
(c) A shotgun.
(d) A dagger.

3. The Policeman tells Ill that the proposal made by Claire is what?
(a) A treachery.
(b) A joke.
(c) A mistake.
(d) A felony.

4. Where did the millionairess found a kindergarten?
(a) Kalberstadt.
(b) Kaffigan.
(c) Guellen.
(d) Humboldt.

5. In addition to botany, what did Claire pass in school?
(a) Poetry.
(b) Greek.
(c) Zoology.
(d) Latin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Claire's third husband?

2. What color hair did Claire have in her youth?

3. How old is Ill in The Visit?

4. Where was Claire in a plane crash?

5. What is Ill's son's name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What questions and answers take place between Ill and the townspeople in the beginning of Act 2, Scene 3?

2. What other strange questions does Claire ask once at her hotel?

3. What does Ill realize in his conversation with the mayor in Act 2, Scene 2?

4. Who comes looking for money in Act 1, Scene 1? Who do the townspeople blame for their situation?

5. Where does Ill go in Act 2, Scene 2? What is alarming to him there?

6. How does Act 2, Scene 3 illustrate the theme of denial?

7. How does the mayor end his conversation with Ill in Act 2, Scene 2?

8. How has the mayor's tone changed regarding Ill in Act 2, Scene 2?

9. Describe the anonymity of the town in which the play is based. How does this reflect the people of the town?

10. Where is the second place Ill goes in Act 2, Scene 2? What does he meet there?

(see the answer keys)

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