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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. To what does the coach compare this team of men?

2. Which of the following is not an issue in George's bid for re-election?

3. What do Phil Romano and James Daley bring to the gathering?

4. Phil's name is the caption underneath a picture of what animal in the school newspaper?

5. George is proud of the recent opening of _________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. How have the men's lives paralleled the fate of Scranton?

2. What is the reason for Coach's sudden pain while the men are singing?

3. What do the troubled lives of the men serve as a metaphor for?

4. How does Phil's affair with George's wife become known?

5. How do the men react to Coach in spite of his candor about their failures?

6. How does Phil learn Sharmen's real feelings about him?

7. What does George do when he learns about Phil's affair with his wife?

8. What is the strength of the bond between the men as the play ends?

9. How does it begin to become clear that Coach is not the stalwart figure he thinks he is?

10. Who are the first two characters to be introduced in the play?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There is much symbolism in this story regarding the championship trophy. What does the trophy symbolize for the men? What does it mean for Coach?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the overall setting for the play. Why does Inge use the setting he does? What is the time period of the story? How important is the time period to the attitudes and issues of the characters?

Essay Topic 3

Although Martin never appears in the play he is very much a part of the story. What is Martin's impact on the story? Why is his absence so conspicuous? What was the author trying to accomplish by creating Martin's character in the play?

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