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1. The introduction to the play is told by the chorus, with Sweeney Todd arriving just in time for the last verse. In that verse, he says to the audience, "What happens then..." How does he finish this?
2. After Sweeney fails to kill the judge the first time he has the opportunity, he rants about the injustice of the world. He sings "And my Lucy lies in ashes, and I'll never see my girl again. But..." But what?
3. Mrs. Lovett asks Sweeney, "What are we going to do about the Eye-talian?" Sweeney responds that they will bury him late at night. Mrs. Lovett know that this will be alright, since...
4. After Anthony rescues Johanna from Fogg's asylum, she sings: "Will we be married on Sunday? That's what you promised, married on Sunday." How does she finish this musical phrase?
5. At the opening of the play, after the introduction, we first meet Anthony and Sweeney at the docks in London. Anthony, bowled over by the sight of his home city, sings "There's no place like London," a phrase that Sweeney echoes, but with different meaning. Anthony means there is no place as beautiful as London. What does Sweeney mean by the phrase?
6. After Sweeney realizes that he has killed his own wife, he tearfully accuses Mrs. Lovett of having lied to him. She responds, "No, no, not lied at all, no I never lied...." Can you finish the line?
7. Once the Judge is in Sweeney's barber chair, Sweeney makes the decision to delay killing him, so he can make the moment last and enjoy it better. He brings up a subject he knows will have the Judge's full attention. What is it?
8. Johanna agrees to marry Anthony, even though...? What?
9. Who kills Sweeney in the end?
10. Who are the only main characters left alive at the end?
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