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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 animal has Claire brought with her to the town?

2. What does the Priest say he is about to perform in Act 2, Scene 2?

3. Where was Claire in a plane crash?

4. To whom does the mayor make a toast in Act 1, Scene 1?

5. From what language is The Visit translated?

Short Essay Questions

1. What strange questions does Claire ask upon her arrival in the town? What are the replies?

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

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

4. What does Ill believe has caused the change in the townspeople in Act 2, Scene 1?

5. What are the townspeople awaiting in the beginning of the play? Why?

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

7. How does Claire explain the justification for her offer to the town of Guellen at the end of Act 1?

8. Why does Claire go to the Village Wood? What is revealed in her first visit there?

9. Who delivers exposition about the town in the opening scene of the play? What is revealed?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of power and control in the play. How does Claire embody this theme? What choices has she made which contribute to this?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of denial in The Visit. Who principally exhibits this theme and why? How does this theme relate to the historical significance of the play?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the town of Guellen. What does the exposition tell us of the town's circumstances?

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