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

Short Answer Questions

1. When speaking with Roberts on deck, on what does the Captain insist?

2. What does the Captain do when he finds that his palm tree is gone?

3. Which returning sailor does Roberts ask how their liberty was?

4. What item does Pulver create to leave under the Captain's bed?

5. How much time has passed between Act 2, Scene 2 and Act 2, Scene 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

What is a hero and where did the hero story originate? In this play, who can be considered a hero, and why?

Essay Topic 3

Define narrative mode. What are three of the five narrative modes that have been studied, and which narrative mode is used in "Mister Roberts?"

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