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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the Bargee refer to himself as?

2. What does Mrs. Hitchcock bring for Musgrave?

3. What does Musgrave talk to himself about?

4. What does Musgrave say happened to the others outside the coach house?

5. What represents love in Attercliffe's song?

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

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 3

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?

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