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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 does Carr whistle as the crowd disperses in Act 1, Scene 3?

2. What does Trock ask both Esdras and Miriamne to do in Act 1, Scene 2?

3. In Act 1, Scene 2, where has Garth been for three days?

4. Based on Trock's speech and mannerisms, how does he appear to be feeling in Act 1, Scene 1?

5. Who is Judge Gaunt?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Act 1, Scene 2, what advice does Esdras give Garth about his sense of guilt?

2. Why is Shadow concerned about Trock's shouting in Act 1, Scene 1?

3. Why does Mio feel he is about to die in Act 3?

4. How has Professor Hobhouse's article affected Judge Gaunt?

5. Describe Shadow.

6. Why is Mio murdered?

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

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

9. What "business" does Mio have to take care of at the end of Act 1?

10. What is Mio's personal philosophy about faith?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How are suspense and fear used to motivate characters and progress the action of the play? How is suspense built onstage by using offstage characters and sounds? How does suspense add interest to the play and help express the themes of the play?

Essay Topic 2

Describe how radical behavior among the characters (radicalism) is used to express the themes of the play. What is the rationale behind the radical behavior exhibited by some characters? How might Anderson's personal experiences have affected his characters' acceptance of radicalism?

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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