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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. Who is the only sailor on the ship who has been to the port where they men are going to have their liberty?
2. Who tells the sailors that it is time to start their daily work?
3. What position does Roberts truly hold on the ship?
4. Because it is so hot, what happens while the sailors are unloading cargo?
5. About what does Miss Girard say the nurses have been talking?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do Doc and Roberts help Pulver out in Act 1, Scene 2?
2. What reason is provided for why Roberts has let the Captain speak to him the way he has, and who defends Roberts?
3. How do Roberts' and Doc's feelings differ regarding Roberts' making another attempt at a transfer request.
4. What does Dolan try to pressure Roberts to do, and how does Roberts react?
5. What is Pulver's excuse for not having lunch with the Captain?
6. In Act 1, Scene 1, what does Doc learn about Roberts and his transfer requests?
7. In Act 2, Scene 2, what has happened because of the men's behavior while on liberty?
8. How does the crew seem to feel about Roberts at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 3?
9. Into what other trouble, besides the dance, have the sailors gotten themselves while on liberty?
10. What are the Captain's orders about fruit, and why does Roberts break these orders?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Define characterization and name the two types of characterization that has been studied. Provide an example of characterization from the text.
Essay Topic 2
Define a major character and a minor character. Provide at least one example of each from the play, "Mister Roberts." State the importance of minor characters in a piece of literature.
Essay Topic 3
Define irony as a literary term. What is an example of irony used in "Mister Roberts?"
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