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Major Barbara
George Bernard Shaw
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Summary
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Act I: Part One
Act I: Part Two
Act II: Part One
Act II: Part Two
Act II: Part Three
Act III: Part One
Act III: Part Two
Act III: Part Three
Act III: Part Four
The Trafalgar Square Demonstration and Riot of 1886
Characters
Character List
Barbara Undershaft
Andrew Undershaft
Adolphus Cusins
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Themes
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Act 1: Part One
Act 1: Part Two
Act 2: Part One
Act 2: Part Two
Act 2: Part Three
Act 3: Part One
Act 3: Part Two
Act 3: Part Three
Act 3: Part Four
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1
of 5
As the play opens, what does Lady Britomart tell Stephen he must do?
Find his father
Manage family affairs
Give her advice
Marry his sister
2
of 5
What visitor arrives and fails to recognize Stephen?
Andrew Undershaft
Barbara
Lomax
Cusins
3
of 5
Undershaft visits Barbara at what work location?
Boarding school
Blanket factory
Salvation Army
Dairy farm
4
of 5
What destination do Lady Britomart and others visit?
Homes of the poor
Underfunded school
Battle front lines
Cannon foundry
5
of 5
By the end of the play, which of the following is (are) true of Cusins?
Is a foundling
Accepts Undershaft's terms
Will be with Barbara
All of the above
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