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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. Where is Act 1. Scene 3 set?

2. Who does Musgrave tell Mrs. Hitchcock not to mention to the other soldiers?

3. What does Musgrave insist he and Walsh are?

4. What does Mrs. Hitchcock say the men on strike are destroying?

5. What kind of gun does the Bargee say he can get Walsh?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hurst tell Musgrave in Act 3, Scene 1, Part 2?

2. Describe the setting in Act 2, Scene 1.

3. What does Sparky say their mission is?

4. What are Mrs. Hitchcock and the Parson's opinion of the strike?

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

6. Why does Mrs. Hitchcock think Musgrave got his logic wrong?

7. What do Sparky. Hurst and Attercliffe do while they wait for Musgrave?

8. What are Annie's opinions of soldiers?

9. What does Musgrave pray for at the end of Act 1, Scene 3?

10. What does Mrs. Hitchcock tell Musgrave about the Bargee and the dragoons?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How have the soldiers in the play been affected by war? Is Arden's portrayal of what war can do to people accurate?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What are the arguments for and against war? What are Arden's opinions on war and how does he express them? Do you agree or disagree with Arden?

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