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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. How many sex positions does Selridge say there are?

2. What does Eugene tell the prostitute about his past sex life?

3. Who is the judge of the game the soldiers play?

4. Who goes to see the prostitute after Wykowski?

5. Where is Arnold Epstein sleeping at the beginning of Act 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Toomey tell the soldiers about their future service in the war?

2. What courtesy does Epstein give Eugene that none of the other soldiers do?

3. How does Hennessey react when Toomey asks Hennessey to follow him?

4. What kind of person is Eugene hoping to meet?

5. What does Rowena say about her home life?

6. What state is Toomey in during Act 2, Scene 7?

7. Where has Eugene traveled in the past?

8. What does Eugene's attitude seem to be after the other soldiers have read his writings?

9. What is Daisy doing at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 6?

10. What does Epstein object to about Toomey's style?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The soldiers all have different dreams and goals. Discuss the role of dreams and goals in the play.

1) Eugene achieves three goals during the play. Discuss these goals and their importance, and what they say about his character.

2) Carney's dream is to become a singer. What does this dream say about him? Why doesn't Carney achieve his goal?

3) Do Wykowski and Selridge have goals and dreams for themselves? What does their lack of concrete dreams say about them as characters? How does it change their lives?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role of fantasy in the novel.

1) What are the different soldiers' fantasies, and what do those fantasies say about their characters? Can their fantasies be separated into different categories?

2) What is Toomey's fantasy, and why? Is Toomey's fantasy different from the soldiers' fantasies, and what does it say about Toomey as a character?

3) What role does having fantasies play in the characters' lives? Why do the characters want to discuss and bet on their fantasies?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the play as a coming-of-age story.

1) How does Eugene mature during the course of the play? What knowledge, experience, and understanding about the world does he gain?

2) In what ways is boot camp a rite of passage that serves as a transition from childhood to adulthood?

3) How is Eugene's visit to the prostitute a rite of passage? What other rites of passage are there in the play?

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