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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 was Claire's father's name in the play?

2. Who does the author compare the character of Claire to in the postscript?

3. What does Claire order her ninth husband to do in Act 3, Scene 3?

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

5. Where is tea being served to the ladies after the vote in Act 3, Scene 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Durrenmatt say regarding the setting of the play?

2. What is expressed in the final song of the play?

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

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

5. What does Claire respond to the offer in Act 3, Scene 1?

6. Who meets Claire in Act 3, Scene 1? Why?

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

8. How does Durrenmatt say he relates to the characters of the play in the postscript?

9. What are Claire's final words to Ill in Act 3, Scene 3?

10. What does the mayor tell Ill in Act 3, Scene 2 when offering him the gun?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the symbolism of Claire's appearance. What hair color does she have? Is she attractive? How old is the character? What does this symbolism relate to thematically?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the use of foreshadowing in The Visit. What are some examples of foreshadowing established as early as Act 1, Scene 1? What does this dialogue foretell?

Essay Topic 3

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

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