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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 what month does the play take place?

2. In the first act, Dennis tells Warren he is a "one-man _______________."

3. What does Warren show Dennis when he first arrives at his apartment?

4. Why does Valerie hang up on Dennis when she calls?

5. How does Warren respond to Dennis's request to set the object back down?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Warren's appearance significant?

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

3. What are Dennis and Warren discussing as they toss a football, and why is it significant?

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

5. Why does Dennis suggest Warren take the money to their friend Christian's house? What is Warren's response?

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

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

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

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Grief plays a major role in the characters' lives. Choose two characters, and identify what they have lost and how they are mourning.

Essay Topic 2

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 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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