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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who in Towers's story to the trainees did Towers surprise during World War II?
(a) A German.
(b) A platoon of German Navy.
(c) A Jewish man.
(d) A squad of German amory trucks.

2. Where and when does this story take place?
(a) During Apartheid in the 1930s.
(b) During the maiden voyage of the Titanic in 1912.
(c) During The Holocaust in 1940.
(d) During the Vietnam War in the 1960s.

3. According to the Corporal, what were the two Vietnamese in his story wearing, although asking for help?
(a) Dresses, although men.
(b) Handcuffs.
(c) Make-up.
(d) Satchel packets.

4. Who addresses the trainees when called to formation in Act 1, Part 2?
(a) A stand-in messenger for the Sergeant.
(b) Towers.
(c) Ardell.
(d) Captain A.

5. What does Ardell first ask Pavlo?
(a) If he has killed.
(b) His age.
(c) If he knows what happened.
(d) Where he thinks he's going.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pierce urge Pavlo to do in response to the people tormenting him?

2. What is Pavlo's first question to Ardell after he is attacked in the barracks?

3. What country does the Corporal reveal he has been in when Pavlo and him first meet?

4. Who brings the test results to the soldiers?

5. What is Pavlo accused of being by the trainees?

Short Essay Questions

1. Pavlo seems to respond to events in many different ways. Explain how his response to Pierce, when Pierce urges him to fight back, can be viewed as a highly perceptive and telling one for the audience about Pavlo's life views.

2. Explain the nature of and reasoning behind Pavlo's lies.

3. What noteworthy aspect to Pavlo is hinted at in his story about Joanna, and what does it reveal to the audience about a possibly consistent trait of his character and experience?

4. How does the playwright use both the inconsistent plot-line and paradoxical aspects of Pavlo's character traits to create an introduction that makes the audience want to watch more?

5. In what ways do the scenes where Pavlo displays helplessness give insight into the reasons for Pavlo's drive to become a better or "good" soldier?

6. How are the opening scenes of this play different than others? Plot-wise, hypothesize over the purpose of this style of opening.

7. How does Pavlo's answer Kress regarding stealing and how does this provide an insight into Pavlo's egocentric nature?

8. Theorize on the effect that the two stabbings have on Pavlo in Act 2, Part 3.

9. How is it ironic that Pavlo has joined the army in order to find his true, personal identity?

10. What character traits can be seen from Pavlo as he struggles throughout this play thus far, in his attempt to become a good soldier. Provide evidence/examples.

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