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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Harry have the band play as the soldiers walk into the bar?
2. What is every government doing, according to the captain in his conversation with Weber?
3. What kind of a dancer does Irene label Harry?
4. What color hair did Irene have in Harry's memory?
5. Who stands beside Quillery as he makes his speech about the united efforts against fascism?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe in detail Irene's story about her adventure as she relates it to Harry. What specific parts of it are possible reasons for why Harry doubts her? Also, what is significant about the role of the Americans in her story and how does it relate to Harry's role in the play?
Essay Topic 2
Describe the conversation between Irene and Weber in Act 2, Scene 2.
1) What are Weber's views on war and how do they fit into his business plans? What does that say about his character and how does it give the audience clues about what he is capable of later in the play?
2) How does Irene respond to Weber's business and what is surprising about it? Explain the possible motives for why she responds this way and what they signify for her character.
Essay Topic 3
In Act 2, Scene 3, Irene and Harry finally have the chance to talk away from the other guests.
1) How were the two characters portrayed in a way that established a connection or relationship between them from the beginning of the play? Why is that important to the story?
2) Describe what makes Harry the person who understands Irene better than the other guests. How does his character traits make him the best person to connect with her?
3) In what ways are Harry and Irene similar? What are some important differences between them? How do these similarities and differences contribute to their connection? Why is their relationship so important to the play's central theme?
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