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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 Annie flirt with?

2. Whose business does Sparky say they are on?

3. Who arrives to take the soldiers' crates up the canal?

4. What does Hurst remind Musgrave?

5. What does Hurst tell Annie to do when she moves towards him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Hurst blame people like the mayor and parson for war?

2. Describe the setting in Act 2, Scene 3, Part 1?

3. What does Musgrave demonstrate during his speech in Act 3, Scene 1, Part 1?

4. What does Hurst remind Musgrave about their current situation?

5. What are the mayor's plans?

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

7. How does the Bargee offer to help Walsh?

8. How does Musgrave deal with Sparky's death?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pick two characters from the play and discuss their goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters' goals and motives affect their interactions with each other?

Essay Topic 2

How did Arden view the 1950s? What impact have his views had on literature as a whole? Has that impact been mainly positive, or mainly negative?

Essay Topic 3

What made Musgrave a good soldier? What did Musgrave have to learn to become a successful soldier?

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