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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 Attercliffe report to Musgrave?

2. What does Annie refer to herself as?

3. Where does Sparky joke the soldiers beds have been made up?

4. What kind of gun does Attercliffe say is loaded?

5. What does the Bargee say the weather is like in the north country?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Attercliffe raise up from the box?

4. What does Musgrave say is his recruitment police?

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

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

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

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

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

10. How does Musgrave react to the collier's anger towards him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the construction of Arden's argument.

1) How does he introduce his ideas?

2) How does he construct his ideas to come to logical conclusion?

3) What weaknesses and strengths can you identify in Arden's argument?

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

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

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