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What literary movement is Maurice Maeterlinck associated with?

• Romanticism
  

• Symbolism
  
  

• Realism

• Modernism

What is a key theme explored in Maurice Maeterlinck’s play Home?

• The power of love
  

• The unknowable nature of human existence
  

• The impact of war
  

• The struggle for wealth

How does the setting contribute to the themes of the story?

• It emphasizes the contrast between normalcy and the underlying struggles of mental illness and isolation.

• It highlights a fast-paced and chaotic lifestyle.

• It focuses solely on the beauty of nature without deeper thematic implications.

• It creates a sense of adventure and excitement.

What does The Stranger symbolize in the story?

• The warmth of family bonds
  

• The inevitability of fate
  

• Detachment and the limits of human connection
  

• Hope and resilience

Why does the Old Man hesitate to inform the family about the tragedy?

• He is unsure if the news is true.
  

• He does not want to ruin their peaceful moment.
  

• The Stranger forbids him from speaking.
  

• The family already knows and refuses to acknowledge it.

How does the play illustrate the tension between fate and free will?

• By showing the Old Man's hesitation to deliver the tragic news
  

• By depicting the family making a conscious choice to ignore the tragedy
  

• By portraying the Stranger as an all-powerful being controlling events
  

• By allowing the daughter to return to life through a supernatural event

What does the family's unawareness of the tragedy symbolize?

• The strength of human resilience
  

• The limits of human understanding and the unknowable nature of existence
  

• The family's ability to control their fate
  

• A deliberate choice to ignore reality

What event marks the rising action of the play?

• The Old Man delivers the tragic news to the family.
  

• The Stranger warns the Old Man not to interfere.
  

• The Old Man reveals to the Stranger that a family member has died and hesitates to deliver the news.
  

• The family starts to suspect something is wrong.

What represents the climax of the play?

• The Old Man finally resolves to approach the house and deliver the tragic news.
  

• The family realizes what has happened before the Old Man speaks.
  

• The Stranger steps in to deliver the news instead of the Old Man.
  

• The daughter unexpectedly returns, revealing a misunderstanding.

What makes the resolution of the play open-ended?

• The family learns about the tragedy but refuses to acknowledge it.

• The Old Man decides not to deliver the news at all.

• The Stranger interrupts the Old Man before he can reveal the truth.

• The play ends before the family finds out about the tragedy, leaving the moment of revelation to the audience’s imagination.