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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 animal does Dion say is in the moon?

2. Who does Cybel say Dion is jealous of?

3. What does Margaret say all artists are generous with?

4. What does Cybel say is alright if you let it alone?

5. What does Cybel say Dion was born with?

Short Essay Questions

1. Summarize Act 1, Scene 3.

2. How did Margaret feel about Dion at the beginning of their marriage?

3. What do the two draftsmen gossip about?

4. How does Dion challenge Billy?

5. Why did Cybel take Dion into her house?

6. Describe Margaret in the epilogue?

7. Summarize the epilogue.

8. What does Margaret tell Dion about Billy?

9. What does Billy confide to Dion's mask?

10. How does Billy upset the Capitol Committee?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how Dion's alcoholism affected one of the following areas in his life:

1. Work.

2. Social life.

3. Self esteem.

4. Family.

Essay Topic 2

What problems do Billy and Dion's generation face? How are the problems for Billy and Dion's generation different to the problems his father's generation face? Identify and discuss a significant problem facing your generation.

Essay Topic 3

Compare Billy's character to the person he was at the beginning of the play to the person he is at the end.

1) What did Billy hope to achieve at the beginning of the play?

2) What events changes Billy's ideas about life?

3) How has Billy's character changed by the end of the novel?

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