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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. Approximately how much time passes during the course of the play?

2. What is the mood between Warren and Dennis as they throw the ball?

3. How old is Warren?

4. Whom does Warren model his clothing and behavior after?

5. How does Dennis finally agree to help Warren?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the nature of Dennis and Warren's friendship?

2. What does Warren's conflict with his father reveal about their relationship?

3. What is Warren's history with women, according to Dennis?

4. Why does Dennis suggest Warren take the money to their friend Christian's house? What is Warren's response?

5. What is in the backpack Warren shows Dennis, and how is it significant?

6. What brings about the brawl between Dennis and Warren?

7. Why does Dennis consider himself independent, and why is it significant?

8. What happens to Valerie's clay sculpture, and how is it significant?

9. What is Dennis's response to Warren's interest in Jessica, and why is it significant?

10. How does Dennis respond to Warren's request to stay at his apartment?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss drug use as a major theme.

1) Who consumes drugs in the play?

2) Who suffers because of the consumption of drugs?

3) What are the consequences of drug use for the characters?

Essay Topic 2

What does the title of the play "This Is Our Youth" mean? How does the title influence the tone, characters, and plot of the play?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the past as a concept in the play.

1) Identify two important historical events that influence the action in the play.

2) Choose two characters and discuss their relationships with their personal pasts.

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