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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 wakes Hugo up from his drunken stupor?

2. What does Pearl angrily suggest she and Margie do?

3. How does everyone react when Hickey says he has stopped drinking?

4. Why does Larry leave the Movement?

5. For what does he apologize?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Willie?

2. How does the reader learn about those who had been involved in the Anarchist Movement?

3. What do Mosher and McGloin say about Harry?

4. How does Harry react when Hickey refuses to go on the walk with him?

5. What is done to prepare for the birthday party?

6. How does Harry respond to Hickey's second toast?

7. What has happened to Wetjoen and Lewis?

8. What does Harry do after storming out of the bar?

9. Why is Parritt worried?

10. What is Larry's comment when Rocky tells him the locals all promise to pay their tabs tomorrow?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

All of the characters have pipe dreams.

Part 1) What is a pipe dream?

Part 2) Name two characters and their pipe dreams.

Part 3) How do they come to realize they have pipe dreams?

Essay Topic 2

This is a play to be performed.

Part 1) How might watching a performance compare to reading the play?

Part 2) Could aspects of the play be interpreted differently? Why or why not?

Part 3) How would a performance enhance the story for a viewer? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Hugo is inebriated the entire play.

Part 1) What is his purpose in the play?

Part 2) How do the other characters interact with him?

Part 3) Describe him at the end of the play, as compared to the beginning.

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