This Is Our Youth Test | Final Test - Hard

Kenneth Lonergan
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 117 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

This Is Our Youth Test | Final Test - Hard

Kenneth Lonergan
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 117 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 is Jessica concerned that a friendship will be ruined?

2. What do Jessica and Warren do after he puts on the record?

3. According to Warren, he tells Dennis he likes Jessica despite the fact that she is __________.

4. Warren tells Dennis he tried to reassure Jessica of what?

5. In act 2, why does Jessica tell Warren that she feels her instincts have stopped working?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Jessica reluctant to get involved with Warren?

2. What do Dennis and Warren agree to about replacing some of the funds Warren stole from his father?

3. Why is Jessica upset with Warren about Dennis's knowing what happened between them, and what does it reveal?

4. How does Warren respond to Jessica's question about his father throwing him out of the house?

5. What example does Jessica give about the 1960s that pertains to the present?

6. How does Dennis behave toward Jessica when she first arrives at the apartment in act 2?

7. How does Warren respond to Jessica's questions about his sister?

8. Why is Jessica so interested in Dennis's parents, and why is it significant?

9. What does Warren do when Jessica first arrives that makes her uncomfortable, and why?

10. How does Warren try to reassure Jessica about his feelings for her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the importance of language in the play.

1) The use of informal and formal words to create a mood.

2) The connection between language and character in dialogue and descriptions.

Essay Topic 2

Choose 4 props, and discuss their significance in the play. What meaning do they have for the characters? How do they propel the plot forward?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss death as a major theme in "This Is Our Youth."

1) What is the impact of Warren's sister's death?

2) What is the impact of Stuey's overdose?

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