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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who discovered two members of the regiment having oral sex in the bathroom?
2. What is one of the interests Eugene and Daisy talk about?
3. What evidence does Wykowski cite to accuse Epstein of being the escaped soldier?
4. How does Eugene feel about not going into combat?
5. What does Toomey do to get Epstein to take a drink?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 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
Toomey's method of teaching the soldiers is one of cruelty and punishment. Discuss this methodology and its portrayal in the play.
1) Why does Toomey use cruel methods to train the soldiers? What does his method have to do with his experiences in the war? What is Toomey trying to accomplish?
2) How do Toomey's methods forge and change the relationships between the soldiers?
3) What kind of relationship does Toomey develop with the soldiers? Why do they miss him after he's gone?
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