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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Jones say that Pavlo is going to get from Yen?
2. What was Ardell's first marching song about in Act 2, Part 5?
3. What does Ardell say about being back home?
4. Who throws the grenade that kills Pavlo?
5. What does Parham imagine himself doing towards the end of his life?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How are the play's three central elements - style, character, and theme - introduced vividly and succinctly in the opening scenes of this play? Conversely, what form of plot has Rabe employed, and what effect does it have on the audience? Use examples from the book to explain your thoughts, giving a clear outline of the chosen style of plot line.
Essay Topic 2
How, between Act 2, Part 3, and Part 4 is Pavlo seen to be clearly embracing his newfound identity as "a perfect soldier" with all the energy, passion, and commitment he can muster? Give at least five examples of this attitude bordering on complete delusion and hypothesize about Pavlo's fate should he continue with this attitude towards what he is being faced with daily.
Essay Topic 3
Pavlo's experience with Brisbey is the first of several confrontations Pavlo has with the harsh realities of war and army life. Our journey as audience members is the same as his. We are confronted with graphically portrayed images of the bodies and perspectives of soldiers and civilians alike are mutilated beyond repair, even destroyed, by the way militaristic attitudes teach those willing to believe that violence is not a means to an end, but an end unto itself.
Expand upon the other ways by which Rabe devises his anti-war message to the audience, using examples to back up your thoughts.
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