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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What part of himself does Billy tell Margaret he will serve to her?

2. What is the only light Billy has in the room?

3. Who does Brown say has to die?

4. What does Margaret say Dion is on the verge of?

5. What does Billy say calls Dion to work?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the play's chronological setting.

1. What were the main concerns during the 1920s? How does the author express these concerns?

2. How would the author change the play if it were set in today's society?

Essay Topic 2

Compare Billy and Dion's characters.

1) What made them close friends?

2) How are their ideas about life different?

3) How do their differences prove to be destructive?

Essay Topic 3

Compare Billy's character to the person he was at the beginning of the play to the person he is at the end.

1) What did Billy hope to achieve at the beginning of the play?

2) What events changes Billy's ideas about life?

3) How has Billy's character changed by the end of the novel?

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