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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. Who does Dion say he must make a goodbye call to?

2. What is Dion doing on the sofa in Cybel's parlor?

3. Who does Margaret say tells stories about Dion?

4. Whose death does Dion talk about in the third scene?

5. What does Cybel call Dion to imply he is evil?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Margaret feel about Dion at the beginning of their marriage?

2. What does Margaret say she remembers about June months on the pier?

3. Describe Margaret in the epilogue?

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

5. Why is Dion angry at Billy?

6. How does Billy react to Margaret's turning him down?

7. Why does Billy say he wants Dion to work for him?

8. Describe Cybel.

9. What does the man tell Billy about the plan the firm have developed for his house?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 2

Compare Billy's character to the person he was at the beginning of the play to the person he is at the end.

1) What did Billy hope to achieve at the beginning of the play?

2) What events changes Billy's ideas about life?

3) How has Billy's character changed by the end of the novel?

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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