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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 does Eugene say the environment smells?

2. What does Epstein have in order to prove he has a bad stomach?

3. Where does Eugene get his knowledge of sex positions?

4. How does Eugene feel about the prospect of sex with a prostitute?

5. How many sex positions does Selridge say there are?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the army find out the identity of the escaped soldier?

2. Describe Rowena's personality.

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

4. How long is Selridge in with the prostitute?

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

6. What does Epstein threaten that he will do to Wykowski on the troopship?

7. What does Arnold's fantasy say about his character?

8. What is the scene at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 9 reminiscent of?

9. Compare Carney and Selridge's fantasies.

10. Which soldiers does Toomey not let leave the table, and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss humor in the play.

1) How do the characters use humor in their interactions? How do they use humor as insults? How does humor form part of their friendship?

2) In what ways does the author use humor in the play? How does the author combine serious issues such as prejudice and war with humor?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss friendship in the novel.

1) The soldiers are thrown together from different backgrounds and with different personalities. To what extent do the soldiers develop friendships with each other? Which soldiers develop the closest friendships?

2) Is friendship different than mutual respect and reliance as soldiers? In what way?

3) How do the soldiers' differences from each other stand in the way of friendship? Does being in the army together forge friendship? How?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the role of religion in the play.

1) How seriously do the characters take their religions? What influences do the characters' religions have on them?

2) How is Daisy affected by Catholicism and by going to a Catholic school? How does her religious background affect her relationship with Eugene?

3) Are the soldiers' perceptions of Jewish people based in religion, or do they have a different basis?

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