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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dion tell the servant he has come to conclude?

2. What does Margaret say Dion has been full of lately?

3. Who arrives at Billy's house in Act 3, Scene 3?

4. What does Cybel tell the Captain is Dion's name?

5. What does Margaret call Billy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did Eugene O'Neill view the 1920s? What impact did his ideas have on American society? Has his impact been mainly positive, or mainly negative?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Pick two characters from the play and discuss their goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters' goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

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