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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. Whom does Warren want to invite over to Dennis's apartment?
2. Dennis tells Warren he should thank whom for knowing Dennis?
3. What is the weather like as the play opens?
4. After Valerie hangs up on Dennis, Dennis tells Warren that instead of letting people freak him out, he __________.
5. What does Dennis want to sell in order for them to return a profit so that Warren can return the money?
Short Essay Questions
1. In the first act of "This Is Our Youth," how do Dennis Ziegler and Warren Straub defy stereotype in terms of their lifestyle and background?
2. How does Dennis and Warren's relationship mirror that of Warren and his father's relationship? And what does Warren's attitude toward Dennis reveal about him?
3. How does Dennis respond to Warren's asking about Dennis's girlfriend, Valerie, and what does it reveal?
4. What is significant about the memorabilia in Warren's suitcase?
5. What does Warren's father do for a living, and how is it significant?
6. What happened to Warren's sister, and how is it significant?
7. What does Dennis suggest they do with the money Warren has stolen?
8. What happens to Valerie's clay sculpture, and how is it significant?
9. What are Dennis and Warren discussing as they toss a football, and why 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
What does the title of the play "This Is Our Youth" mean? How does the title influence the tone, characters, and plot of the play?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Warren's memorabilia from the 1950s and 1960s. What does it mean to him? How does the memorabilia function in the play itself?
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