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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. In the first act, what does Warren toss to Dennis?

2. How does Dennis finally agree to help Warren?

3. In the first act, what does Warren tell Dennis he will sell in order to afford the prostitutes?

4. According to Dennis, who is always waving around his gun?

5. After the ball that Dennis throws at Warren's head shatters the object, what does Dennis do to Warren?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. As they converse about Warren's father and the stolen money, what is Dennis'a attitude toward Warren?

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

5. What does Dennis mean when he says that instead of letting people freak him out, he freaks them out?

6. Why does Warren continue to throw the football after Dennis tells him to put it down?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss death as a major theme in "This Is Our Youth."

1) What is the impact of Warren's sister's death?

2) What is the impact of Stuey's overdose?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role of setting in "This Is Our Youth." When and Where does the play take place? What is the significance of the setting?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the role of alienation in the play. How are Warren and Dennis alienated from themselves and society and why?

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