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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. Whom does the Radical accuse of capitalist oppression?

2. In Act 1, Scene 3, who slips into the crowd with the Two Young Men?

3. What concern does Shadow have about Trock in Act 1, Scene 1?

4. Why does Shadow think Trock should be "full of high thought?"

5. What opinion does Trock have about Shadow?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the Policeman and the Radical argue in Act 1, Scene 3?

2. Why is Mio murdered?

3. Describe Trock.

4. What does Garth confess to Miriamne in Act 1, Scene 2?

5. What is Esdras' opinion about justice in society?

6. Describe Judge Gaunt.

7. Why does Miriamne sit alone outside the apartment in the beginning of Act 1, Scene 3?

8. What was in the letter Miriamne found on Garth's floor?

9. What information does Garth give Mio about his involvement with Romanga's case in the beginning of Act 2?

10. According to Mio, what destroyed his father?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how deception is used among the characters in the drama. What contrasts in attitude exist about the acceptance of deception as a tool? What role does deception play in the final outcome of the play?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how Anderson's style of writing imitates that of Shakespeare. How does Anderson's use of language, sentence structure, dramatic conventions, and character development mimic that of Shakespeare? What philosophies do Anderson and Shakespeare seem to share?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the balance between hope and despair evident in the play. How does the action and dialogue of the play affect that balance? How is the balance between hope and despair used to express the themes of the play? In the end, which emotion do the remaining characters experience and why?

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