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

2. What does the Bargee say the soldiers have come to do?

3. What does Annie say soldiers are good for?

4. Who does Sparky say was his friend?

5. What does Attercliffe report to Musgrave?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Musgrave refuse to recruit men who have caused tension in the town?

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

4. How does Musgrave react to Walsh's dislike of him?

5. How does the Bargee offer to help Walsh?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the role of a soldier.

1) What is the role of a soldier?

2) What makes a good soldier?

3) In what way does Musgrave have the right characteristics to succeed as a soldier?

Essay Topic 2

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

1. Language

2. Character

3. Structure

Essay Topic 3

What is the play's premise? Why are premises so important to a story?

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