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Standards Committee Chairperson for Maine School Library (MASL) Programs. Board member, Julia Adams Morse Memorial Library, Greene, Maine. Advisor to Lewiston Public Library Planning Process.  \nJennifer Hood: Young Adult/Reference Librarian, Cumberland Public Library, Cumberland, Rhode Island. Certified teacher, Rhode Island. Member of the New England Library Association, Rhode Island Library Association, and the Rhode Island Educational Media Association.  \nAnn Kearney: Head Librarian and Media Specialist, Christopher Columbus High School, Miami, Florida, 1982–2002. Thirty-two years as Librarian in various educational institutions ranging from grade schools through graduate programs. Library positions at Miami-Dade Community College, the University of Miami’s Medical School Library, and Carrollton School in Co-  \nconut Grove, Florida. B.A. from University of Detroit, 1967 (magna cum laude); M.L.S., University of Missouri–Columbia, l974 . Volunteer Project Leader for a school in rural Jamaica; volunteer with Adult Literacy programs.  \nLaurie St. Laurent: Head of Adult and Children’s Services, East Lansing Public Library, East Lansing, Michigan, 1994–. M.L.S. from Western Michigan University. Chair of Michigan Library Association’s 1998 Michigan Summer Reading Program; Chair of the Children’s Services Division in 2000–2001; and Vice-President of the Association in 2002–2003. Board member of several regional early childhood literacy organizations and member of the Library of Michigan Youth Services Advisory Committee.  \nHeidi Stohs: Instructor in Language Arts, grades 10–12, Solomon High School, Solomon, Kansas. Received B.S. from Kansas State University;  \nM.A. from Fort Hays State University.  \nTable of Contents  \nGUEST FOREWORD“The Study of Drama”by Carole L. Hamilton ................. ix  \nINTRODUCTION ....................... xi  \nLITERARY CHRONOLOGY .............. xv  \nACKNOWLEDGMENTS ................ xvii  \nCONTRIBUTORS ...................... xix  \nAlison’s House (by Susan Glaspell) ....................... 1  \nAuthor Biography ...................... 2  \nPlot Summary ......................... 2  \nCharacters ............................ 5  \nThemes .............................. 7  \nStyle ............................... 10  \nHistorical Context .................... 10  \nCritical Overview ..................... 12  \nCriticism ............................ 13  \nFurther Reading ...................... 21  \nARDEN OF FAVERSHAM (by Anonymous) ........................ 22  \nAuthor Biography ..................... 23  \nPlot Summary ........................ 23  \nCharacters ........................... 27  \nThemes ............................. 30  \nStyle ............................... 31  \nHistorical Context .................... 32  \nCritical Overview ..................... 34  \nCriticism ............................ 35  \nFurther Reading ...................... 44  \nTHE AU PAIR MAN (by Hugh Leonard) ...................... 45  \nAuthor Biography ..................... 45  \nPlot Summary ........................ 46  \nCharacters ........................... 48  \nThemes ............................. 49  \nStyle ............................... 51  \nHistorical Context .................... 52  \nCritical Overview ..................... 54  \nCriticism ............................ 55  \nFurther Reading ...................... 68  \nDIRTY BLONDE (by Claudia Shear) ....................... 69  \nAuthor Biography ..................... 69  \nPlot Summary ........................ 70  \nCharacters ........................... 73  \nThemes ............................. 74  \nStyle ............................... 76  \nHistorical Context .................... 77  \nCritical Overview ..................... 79  \nCriticism ............................ 80  \nFurther Reading ...................... 89  \nTHE EXONERATED (by Erik Jensen) ......................... 90  \nAuthor Biogr","cbCaiel1eUQHXF43","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiel1eUQHXF43","pdf",4402107,375,"English","# Guest Foreword\n## “The Study of Drama” by Carole L. Hamilton\n# Introduction\n# Literary Chronology\n# Acknowledgments\n# Contributors\n# Alison’s House\n## Author Biography\n## Plot Summary\n## Characters\n## Themes\n## Style\n## Historical Context\n## Critical Overview\n## Criticism\n## Further Reading\n# ARDEN OF FAVERSHAM\n## Author Biography\n## Plot Summary\n## Characters\n## Themes\n## Style\n## Historical Context\n## Critical Overview\n## Criticism\n## Further Reading\n# THE AU PAIR MAN\n## Author Biography\n## Plot Summary\n## Characters\n## Themes\n## Style\n## Historical Context\n## Critical Overview\n## Criticism\n## Further Reading\n# DIRTY BLONDE\n## Author Biography\n## Plot Summary\n## Characters\n## Themes\n## Style\n## Historical Context\n## Critical Overview\n## Criticism\n## Further Reading\n# THE EXONERATED\n## Author Biography\n## Plot Summary\n## Characters\n## Themes\n## Style\n## Historical Context\n## Critical Overview\n## Criticism\n## Further Reading\n# THE FORC’D MARRIAGE\n## Author Biography\n## Plot Summary\n## Characters\n## Themes\n## Style\n## Historical Context\n## Critical Overview\n## Criticism\n## Further Reading\n# INADMISSIBLE EVIDENCE\n## Author Biography\n## Plot Summary\n## Characters\n## Themes\n## Style\n## Historical Context\n## Critical Overview\n## Criticism\n## Further Reading\n# INDIANS\n## Author Biography\n## Plot Summary\n## Characters\n## Themes\n## Style\n## Historical Context\n## Critical Overview\n## Criticism\n## Further Reading\n# INDISCRETIONS","[{\"question\":\"What structure does Volume 24 use for each play study?\",\"answer\":\"Each play includes an Author Biography, then sections on Plot Summary, Characters, Themes, Style, Historical Context, Critical Overview, Criticism, and Further Reading.\"},{\"question\":\"Which parts of the volume prepare readers before the play chapters?\",\"answer\":\"The volume contains a Guest Foreword (“The Study of Drama” by Carole L. 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