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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. According to Warren, where was his father when he took the money?

2. According to Warren, what did he do when he found the briefcase?

3. What year does "This Is Our Youth" take place?

4. How old is Warren?

5. Approximately how much time passes during the course of the play?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are Dennis and Warren's ages significant?

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

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

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

5. What is Warren's history with women, according to Dennis?

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

7. What does Warren's father do for a living, and how is it significant?

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

9. What brings about the brawl between Dennis and Warren?

10. What is in the backpack Warren shows Dennis, and how is it significant?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the importance of language in the play.

1) The use of informal and formal words to create a mood.

2) The connection between language and character in dialogue and descriptions.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Dennis and Warren's relationship with their relationships with their fathers.

Essay Topic 3

Choose two characters, and discuss the role of conflict in the play.

1) Between a person and herself or himself.

2) Between two people.

3) Between a person and society.

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