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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. What does Dion tell Margaret he has got to say?

2. What does Cybel say is alright if you let it alone?

3. What does the committee say the Municipal is currently too much like?

4. What does Margaret say Dion has kept up since coming home from holiday a year ago?

5. What piece of furniture lies on the left of the desk?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Cybel.

2. Summarize Act 1, Scene 3.

3. How has Billy's life changed in the last seven years?

4. How does Billy get away from Margaret's criticisms of him?

5. How does Cybel reassure Billy?

6. How does Billy show he is still smitten with Margaret?

7. How does Dion react when Billy tells him Margaret is in love with him?

8. Why does Mr. Anthony not want Dion to attend college?

9. Summarize Scene 2.

10. How does Mrs. Anthony change her husband's mind about sending Dion to college?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What problems do Billy and Dion's generation face? How are the problems for Billy and Dion's generation different to the problems his father's generation face? Identify and discuss a significant problem facing your generation.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss elements of the narrative structure: Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the play's themes?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how Dion's alcoholism affected one of the following areas in his life:

1. Work.

2. Social life.

3. Self esteem.

4. Family.

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