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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. Which of the following is not a military rank listed among Joe Keller's factory staff?

2. What are Ann and Chris doing when Joe Keller comes out of the house?

3. Which of the following is not a career that Joe Keller says was an option as a child?

4. Who arrived in town yesterday to stay with the Kellers?

5. Where does Kate Keller have a pain in Act 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Kate unwilling to acknowledge Larry's death, according to Joe?

2. What request does Sue Bayliss make of Ann and why?

3. What promise does Chris make Ann after proposing, and how does this promise relate to his omnipresent guilt?

4. Describe Jim Bayliss' relationship with his wife.

5. What is the significance of the fallen tree in the Kellers' yard?

6. Why did Frank Lubey not go to war?

7. Describe Joe Keller.

8. What statement destroys the good will building between George and Joe?

9. What does Bert report to Joe Keller in Act 1?

10. Why does George believe that Chris already knows Joe is guilty?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Joe Keller is a tragic figure because he wants to achieve one thing and succeeds in achieving its opposite. Write an essay on this topic, examining his intentions and what they ultimately yield. Cite specific examples from the text to corroborate your points. Is failing to get what you want always a tragic thing?

Essay Topic 2

Several objects in the play serve the purpose of reminding present characters of characters that are absent. At times they serve this purpose in a destructive way, stymieing the lives of those they touch and other illuminate the reality of life and free characters to move on. Write a three-part essay on the following objects:

Part 1) Larry's tree

Part 2) The hat George wears

Part 3) Larry's letter to Ann

Essay Topic 3

The idea of money as a corrupting influence is a central theme in All My Sons. The attitude of certain characters in the play toward the world is often perverted by their attitude toward money. Write an essay on the following topics:

Part 1) How does Joe Keller's understanding of the human race become corrupted by his desire to make money? Why does he place the pursuit of wealth in such esteem?

Part 2) Compare Ann Deever's response to Chris Keller's promise to make her a fortune to Joe Keller's understanding with his wife. How do they reflect different world views?

Part 3) How does Jim and Sue Bayliss' marriage mirror the relationship between Chris and Joe Keller in regard to their conflict toward the value of money?

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