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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. What does Musgrave do when Annie arrives?

2. Where do Sparky, Hurst and Attercliffe wait?

3. What does Sparky sing a song about?

4. Who tells the soldiers it is time to close?

5. What instrument does the Bargee play?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Musgrave refuse to let the townspeople go home?

2. How do Musgrave and Attercliffe try to stop Hurst?

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

4. Why does the constable want Mrs. Hitchcock to close her bar?

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

6. What are Annie's opinions of soldiers?

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

8. What does Musgrave say in his speech in Act 1, Scene 3?

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

10. How do the Parson and the Bargee think the soldiers could be useful?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss elements of the narrative structure: exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the novel's themes?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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