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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. How does Hickey enter?

2. How does Hickey feel now that he does not have pipe dreams?

3. What does Hickey say about Larry's attitude?

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

5. What excuse does Chuck give for the change in Hickey?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the story about?

2. What have the characters learned about Hickey?

3. What does Joe recall about the days when he ran a successful gambling house?

4. About what does Hickey talk to Larry?

5. Why is Rocky so upset?

6. What has happened to Wetjoen and Lewis?

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

8. What is the relationship between Parritt and Larry?

9. About what does Mosher reminisce?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Larry is the only character to truly convert to Hickey's belief system.

Part 1) What is Hickey's belief system?

Part 2) How has Larry been converted?

Part 3) How does this conversion affect Larry?

Essay Topic 2

The play is called THE ICEMAN COMETH.

Part 1) Which characters is referred to as the iceman? Why?

Part 2) What does the iceman symbolize?

Part 3) When and how does the "iceman cometh" in the play?

Essay Topic 3

Larry is considered by many to be the protagonist of the play.

Part 1) How is he the protagonist?

Part 2) What is his purpose in the play?

Part 3) How does this character change throughout the play?

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