This Is Our Youth Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Kenneth Lonergan
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 117 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

This Is Our Youth Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

Kenneth Lonergan
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 117 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Warren disagree with Dennis about what his father will do regarding the money?
(a) Because his father doesn't know about the money.
(b) Because his father is away on business.
(c) Because his father is too kind.
(d) Because his father has a bad temper.

2. What kind of prostitutes does Dennis suggest they get?
(a) Korean.
(b) Expensive.
(c) Young.
(d) Japanese.

3. In the first act, why does Dennis chide Warren about not selling his stuff?
(a) Because Warren lost his money.
(b) Because Warren owes him money.
(c) Because Warren stole money.
(d) Because Warren never has any money.

4. How do Dennis and Warren make their living?
(a) They teach high school.
(b) They are lawyers.
(c) They deal drugs.
(d) They sell cars.

5. What is the weather like as the play opens?
(a) Cold.
(b) Windy.
(c) Hot.
(d) Warm.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Warren's sister?

2. Who has spent most of his or her adolescence in trouble?

3. Where does Warren put the object after he breaks it in the first act?

4. What does Warren have with him when he arrives at Dennis's apartment?

5. When Warren first arrives at Dennis's apartment, how does Dennis respond to Warren's question about what he is doing?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Dennis consider himself independent, and why is it significant?

2. What does Dennis suggest they do with the money Warren has stolen?

3. How does Dennis respond to Warren's request to stay at his apartment?

4. Where and when does the play take place, and how is it significant?

5. How do Dennis and Warren recover from their altercation, and what does it signify?

6. What happened to Warren's sister, and how is it significant?

7. What happens to Valerie's clay sculpture, and how is it significant?

8. What is significant about the memorabilia in Warren's suitcase?

9. Describe Warren and Dennis's exchange over how Warren's father may respond to discovering the stolen money and why it is significant.

10. What is Dennis's response to Warren's interest in Jessica, and why is it significant?

(see the answer keys)

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