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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. Tom says that ____________________ doesn't feel right without Martin.
2. Phil's name is the caption underneath a picture of what animal in the school newspaper?
3. What sport does Phil coach?
4. Which of the following is not seen in the room?
5. In what year do the men win the high school championship?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Coach respond inappropriately when Tom falls down the steps?
2. How do the men show that their relationships with others are based primarily in obligation, not love?
3. How do the men reconcile by the end of the play?
4. Who is Martin and how is he remembered by the men?
5. What does Coach reveal about his past that sheds light on his anti-Semitic views?
6. How does Coach try to encourage the men to stay together in spite of personal issues and problems?
7. How does Phil learn Sharmen's real feelings about him?
8. How is George's emotional unavailability become evident as Act 2 progresses?
9. Why does James feel a political career would be a positive thing for him at this point in his life?
10. How do the men react to Coach in spite of his candor about their failures?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explain Miller's use of humor in the play, especially with Tom's character. Cite examples of at least two different instances of humor and explain why the author used them where he did.
Essay Topic 2
Inge uses more than one instance of irony in the book. Cite at least two examples you can identify in the play and note why they are examples of irony.
Essay Topic 3
Explain the role of men in the 1970s when the men in the play are living their adult lives. What precedents do they feel compelled to follow? What restrictions do they have? What freedoms did they enjoy that 21st century men do not?
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