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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. Who does Parson hope the soldiers will recruit?

2. What does Musgrave tell his soldiers they all are?

3. Who tells Bargee to calm down?

4. What does Mrs. Hitchcock tell the soldiers about?

5. What do Hurst and Attercliffe play as they wait?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the fact that the Bargee refers to himself as Old Joe say about his character?

2. What does Musgrave tell Mrs. Hitchcok about the army when she wakes him from his dream?

3. How does Musgrave's situation become precarious in Act 2, Scene 3, Part 2?

4. What does Act 2, Scene 1 say about redemption?

5. How does the Bargee start the celebration at the end of Act 3, Scene 1, Part 2?

6. How does Musgrave react to Attercliffe's conversation?

7. What is the killing cycle Musgrave talks about in Act 3, Scene 1, Part 2?

8. What is the Bargee's opinion on the soldiers?

9. What do Musgrave and his men argue about in Act 1, Scene 3?

10. How does Sparky try to get Annie to come to his room?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the following and examine their real life equivalent. How did the author adapt it for his play.

1. The British army

2. Town life

3. Deserters

Essay Topic 2

Compare Musgrave's character to the person he was at the beginning of the play to the person he is at the end.

1) What did Musgrave hope to achieve at the beginning of the story?

2) What events change Musgrave's ideas about life?

3) How has Musgrave's character changed by the end of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

What are the differences between a play and a novel in terms of the following?

1. Language

2. Character

3. Structure

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