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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. What is the mood between Warren and Dennis as they throw the ball?
2. Why does Valerie hang up on Dennis when she calls?
3. Whom does Warren want to invite over to Dennis's apartment?
4. When Warren first arrives at Dennis's apartment, how does Dennis respond to Warren's question about what he is doing?
5. In the first act, where does Dennis tell Warren he should take the money?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do Dennis and Warren recover from their altercation, and what does it signify?
2. How is Warren's appearance significant?
3. 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?
4. What does Warren's father do for a living, and how is it significant?
5. Why does Dennis suggest Warren take the money to their friend Christian's house? What is Warren's response?
6. What are Dennis and Warren discussing as they toss a football, and why is it significant?
7. After their altercation, what do Warren and Dennis disagree about regarding money?
8. Why does Warren continue to throw the football after Dennis tells him to put it down?
9. What is Warren's history with women, according to Dennis?
10. Where and when does the play take place, and how is it significant?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Choose 4 props, and discuss their significance in the play. What meaning do they have for the characters? How do they propel the plot forward?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Warren's memorabilia from the 1950s and 1960s. What does it mean to him? How does the memorabilia function in the play itself?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss domestic violence in the play.
1) Warren's sister's murder.
2) Warren's father's abusive behavior.
3) Dennis's abusive behavior.
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