View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What gift does Roberts take to the Port Director?

2. What does Roberts pick up at the end of Act 1, Scene 4?

3. According to Dolan, when will the Captain need a bucket?

4. Why does Miss Girard ask Pulver to call a boat?

5. Miss Girard wants whom to join her and Pulver for a drink?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Act 2, Scene 2, what has happened because of the men's behavior while on liberty?

2. What are some of the lies that Pulver tells Nurse Girard?

3. How does Pulver react when he reads the news about Roberts?

4. What is Roberts' opinion of Pulver in Act 1, Scene 2?

5. In Act 2, Scene 4, the Captain accuses Roberts of what?

6. Where is "Mister Roberts" set, and whose story does it tell?

7. What happens when Pulver goes to test his firecracker?

8. How is the Captain reacting to the news of Roberts' transfer?

9. What is Pulver's excuse for not having lunch with the Captain?

10. To what realization do Doc and Roberts come regarding Roberts and the crew in Act 2, Scene 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define irony as a literary term. What is an example of irony used in "Mister Roberts?"

Essay Topic 2

Outline what a plot is. Define what exposition and climax are in a plot, and provide examples from "Mister Roberts" for these two parts.

Essay Topic 3

Define protagonist and antagonist. Provide one example from the text of both a protagonist and antagonist, and explain how that character fulfills the role of either an antagonist or a protagonist.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 691 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample