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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Brown say is burning his insides out?

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

3. What does Cybel tell Billy to do?

4. What does the author say the expression on Billy's face suggests?

5. What does Billy say the laughter of heaven sows earth with?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the construction of O'Neill's argument.

1) How does he introduce his ideas?

2) How does he construct his ideas to come to logical conclusion?

3) What weaknesses and strengths can you identify in O'Neill's argument?

Essay Topic 2

How did the public react to the play when it was first published? How would the public react to a similar play today?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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