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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason does the coach give for an unexpected pain?

2. Who will be mad if he arrives and finds Tom drunk?

3. What disease does the coach warn the men about because of their age?

4. In what year does the story take place?

5. What sport does Phil coach?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the role of the men's friend, Phil, in George's political career?

2. What is Phil's opinion of George's chances of winning the election?

3. What resentments does James carry about his life?

4. How does it begin to become clear that Coach is not the stalwart figure he thinks he is?

5. What are the men able to remember as the Coach recalls the final ten seconds of the championship game?

6. Who are the first two characters to be introduced in the play?

7. What does George do when he learns about Phil's affair with his wife?

8. What is the strength of the bond between the men as the play ends?

9. How does James' interest in running for mayor come up in conversation?

10. How does Coach rally the men when he senses that their bickering and differences could escalate out of control?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Miller is a master at dramatic devices. Choose an example of symbolism, metaphors, and irony, briefly describe them and identify the technique which they embody.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the role of men in the 1970s when the men in the play are living their adult lives. What precedents do they feel compelled to follow? What restrictions do they have? What freedoms did they enjoy that 21st century men do not?

Essay Topic 3

Project into the future ten years and write a brief synopsis for the lives of Coach and the four men in the play. Be sure to include emotional states as well as physical characteristics, geographic locations, work, hobbies, socialization, etc.

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