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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which two characters are in prison?

2. Why does the Bargee say people are trying to get into the coach house?

3. What does Musgrave say his mission is?

4. What does Annie sit with in her lap?

5. What does Attercliffe say you cannot cure by further whoring?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Choose two of the following and outline their influence on Musgrave's life:

1) The army

2) Religion

3) War

4) Authority

Essay Topic 3

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?

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