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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Cybel wearing?

2. Where does Act 3, Scene 2 take place?

3. Whose mask lies on the desk next to Billy?

4. Who did Billy fire the same day he fired Dion?

5. What does Margaret say Dion is on the verge of?

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

Replace the play's setting with one of the following settings:

1. Mexico.

2. Britain.

3. Spain.

What new meaning would the new setting give the book? How important is setting for developing meaning in a story?

Essay Topic 3

Eugene O'Neill greatly influenced modern literature and in particular modern theater. Choose a book that you think was influenced by THE GREAT GOD BROWN and discuss its similarities with the play in terms of the following:

1. Plot

2. Character

3. Themes.

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