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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Puff use his argument in Act 2, Scene 1 for?

2. What does the curtain reveal when it rises?

3. Who says that actors are always good judges?

4. What do Dangle and Sneer express a hope for after the love scene?

5. Though Puff says Queen Elizabeth does not appear, what makes it as good as if she did appear?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the main themes in this play and detail its recurrences throughout the play. What does it add to the action of the play? How does it affect the different characters?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Sneer and Plagiary. How are their relationships with Dangle similar and different?

Essay Topic 3

Choose two characters that act as a foil to one another. In what ways do these characters serve as opposites? Are these differences indicative of good and evil?

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