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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. Why does Dennis throw a football at Warren's head?
2. What year does "This Is Our Youth" take place?
3. According to Dennis, he is providing what kind of memories to all of his friends?
4. What does Warren show Dennis when he first arrives at his apartment?
5. What kind of background do Dennis and Warren have?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is Warren's appearance significant?
2. Describe Warren and Dennis's exchange over how Warren's father may respond to discovering the stolen money and why it is significant.
3. What does Dennis suggest they do with the money Warren has stolen?
4. In the first act of "This Is Our Youth," how do Dennis Ziegler and Warren Straub defy stereotype in terms of their lifestyle and background?
5. What is Dennis's response to Warren's interest in Jessica, and why is it significant?
6. What does Dennis mean when he says that instead of letting people freak him out, he freaks them out?
7. What is in the backpack Warren shows Dennis, and how is it significant?
8. Where and when does the play take place, and how is it significant?
9. How does Dennis respond to Warren's asking about Dennis's girlfriend, Valerie, and what does it reveal?
10. Describe Dennis's apartment and how the setting is relevant to his character.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Choose two characters and identify their dreams and aspirations. What are their life goals? How are they working toward them?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the role of setting in "This Is Our Youth." When and Where does the play take place? What is the significance of the setting?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the role of masculinity in the play.
1) How do Dennis and Warren engage in dominant notions of masculine behavior?
2) What are the consequences of masculinity in the play?
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