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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. Where is tea being served to the ladies after the vote in Act 3, Scene 4?
(a) Ill's shop.
(b) The City Park.
(c) Petermen's Barn.
(d) The Golden Apple.

2. What does Claire offer to Ill in Act 3, Scene 3?
(a) An umbrella.
(b) A flower.
(c) A cigarette.
(d) A suitcase.

3. The author claims that the events only take their decisive turn during the scene where?
(a) Ill's store.
(b) Petersen's Barn.
(c) Konrad's Wood.
(d) The Golden Apple.

4. What does Mrs. Ill call the butcher in Act 3, Scene 2?
(a) Mr. Hofbauer.
(b) Mr. Heimlin.
(c) Mr. Zerich.
(d) Mr. Zussenmoff.

5. In Act 3, Scene 4, the Schoolmaster says, "For what would be the sense of wealth, which created not a wealth of ____?"
(a) Greed.
(b) Grace.
(c) Redemption.
(d) Money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Claire say her marriage to Hoby was?

2. Who does Claire recall that Ill used to buy cigarettes from in their youth?

3. What does the Schoolmaster claim the town is moved by in Act 3, Scene 4?

4. What was the name of the child which Claire bore?

5. Who does the Schoolmaster compare Claire to in Act 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ill ask Claire about in Act 3, Scene 3? What is her reply?

2. How has Ill's character undergone a drastic change in Act 3, Scene 2?

3. Who has arrived in the town in Act 3, Scene 2? What is the townspeople's concern about this?

4. What conclusion has Ill come to in Act 3, Scene 2? Who does he discuss this with in his shop?

5. What is revealed about the townspeople in the final scene of the play?

6. What takes place in the climax of the play? Where is this scene located?

7. What is the outcome of the vote in Act 3, Scene 4? How do the townspeople justify it?

8. How does Act 3, Scene 3 change the tone of the play and the reader's view of the main characters?

9. Where does Ill meet Claire in Act 3, Scene 3? Who is she with?

10. How did the child of Ill and Claire die?

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