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In The Chaste Adventures of Joseph: A Comedy, the garden outside the Potiphar’s home symbolizes growth and natural beauty, and it highlights the
tense and rigid atmosphere inside the Potiphar’s home.
carefree and playful atmosphere inside the Potiphar’s home.
rage that Mrs. Potiphar feels toward Asenath.
warm and kind feelings that Asenath has for Joseph.

Which piece of dialogue from The Chaste Adventures of Joseph: A Comedy most reveals Madam Potiphar’s motives for wanting her husband to replace his secretary, Joseph?
MADAM POTIPHAR. (coming in) Oh, this is nothing—merely the room of one of the slaves.
MADAM POTIPHAR. (ironically) Send for Joseph? It would be useless. Joseph has affairs of his own on hand, always.
MADAM POTIPHAR. Yes—"Joseph." An ugly, foreign-sounding name, don't you think?
MADAM POTIPHAR. (looking amusedly after her) Silly little thing! (She stands there thinking.)There's no doubt of it! Joseph did come from Heliopolis last year.

Read the excerpt from Section 2 of the Espionage Act, which was enacted by the Congress of the United States on June 15, 1917.

Section 2
Whoever, with intent or reason to believe that it is to be used to the injury or the United States or to the advantage of a foreign nation, communicated, delivers, or transmits, or attempts to, or aids, or induces another to, communicate, deliver or transmit, to any foreign government, or to any faction or party or military or naval force within a foreign country, whether recognized or unrecognized by the United States, or to any representative, officer, agent, employee, subject, or citizen thereof, either directly or indirectly and document, writing, code book, signal book, sketch, photograph, photographic negative, blue print, plan, map, model, note, instrument, appliance, or information relating to the national defence, shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than twenty years.

How does this excerpt relate to the plot of the The Inheritors?
It creates a shift in the mood, which was initially lighthearted, to one that is somber and tense.
It characterizes Emil, who is the first to mention the act, as one who exaggerates and worries unnecessarily.
It establishes the setting by referring to acts of espionage that were only committed during certain periods in history.
It strengthens the conflict by revealing the severity of the punishments that one convicted of spying will face.

Read the excerpt from The Inheritors.

EMIL: Guess you don't know much about the Espionage Act or you'd go and make a little friendly call on your uncle. When your case comes to trial—and Judge Lenon may be on the bench—(whistles) He's one fiend for Americanism.

What best describes the effect of the word fiend in this excerpt?
It establishes the time period in which the story occurred by using language that is not typically used in today’s society.
It develops the conflict by establishing the fact that Judge Lenon is unforgiving when he feels that someone has been unpatriotic.
It enhances the theme of the story by suggesting that it is nearly impossible to receive a fair trial during this time period.
It characterizes Judge Lenon as a corrupt judge who does not care to serve justice.

In Glaspell’s The Inheritors, which quotation most supports the feminist theme that women often feel a desire to control their own fate?
MADELINE: He got this letter out to me—written on this scrap of paper. . . . He's in what they call 'the hold', father—a punishment cell.
MADELINE: I do like good times. So does Fred Jordan like good times.
MADELINE: I do know what it means, but it means not being a coward.
MADELINE: I think I'm an American. And for that reason I think I have something to say about America.

Answer 1

1) Garden symbolism: "symbolizes growth and natural beauty, and it highlights the tense and rigid atmosphere inside the Potiphar’s home."
- The garden contrasts with the strict, repressive household, underscoring the internal tension.

2) Dialogue revealing Madam Potiphar’s motives:
MADAM POTIPHAR. (ironically) "Send for Joseph? It would be useless. Joseph has affairs of his own on hand, always."
- This line shows her suspicion/jealousy of Joseph and explains why she wants him replaced.

3) How the Espionage Act excerpt relates to The Inheritors:
"It strengthens the conflict by revealing the severity of the punishments that one convicted of spying will face."
- The law’s harsh penalties raise the stakes and intensify the drama around accusations of disloyalty.

4) Effect of the word "fiend" in Emil’s line:
"It develops the conflict by establishing the fact that Judge Lenon is unforgiving when he feels that someone has been unpatriotic."
- "Fiend" conveys Lenon’s extreme harshness and intolerance, heightening the threat to the characters.

5) Quotation supporting the feminist theme:
MADELINE: "I think I'm an American. And for that reason I think I have something to say about America."
- This asserts Madeline’s right to speak and shape her own fate, reflecting feminist agency.