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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What weapon is Tower's instruction about to the trainees in Act 2, Part 5?
2. What does Pavlo claim Kress did while in the middle of a fight with him?
3. Who pays Mamasan for Yen to be with Pavlo?
4. Whom do Pavlo says also tear?
5. What is Parham wearing when he first enters in Act 2, Part 3?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Brisbey's passing reference to Christ, who is never mentioned by name, but whose identity and sacrifice are evoked by Brisbey's reference to God being "nailed" is the possibility that the idea of sacrifice arising from this reference can be applied to Pavlo's situation. Pavlo's situation can be seen as the sacrifice of individual identity in the name of a larger "God-given" purpose. How else might Brisbey's use of the word "nailed" be a possible implication by Rabe that the good man always gets the bad end of things? Would you say that this could be a foreshadowing device about the fate of our protagonist? Why or why not? Support your argument with examples from the text.
Essay Topic 2
Explain how the line between delusion and reality in Pavlo's mind becomes increasingly blurred as the action of Act 2, Part 4 unfolds and what implications this has for the audience's possible hopes for Pavlo's survival or at the very least the hope for an acceptable demise. Cite at least 4 examples of moments where Pavlo reacts in accordance to delusion rather than in accordance with reality-based logic.
Essay Topic 3
As we get to know Pavlo's character more intimately it is understood that Pavlo becomes more and more fixated on becoming a good soldier. He eventually defines this as not only a good killer but the right kind of killer and one who becomes both experienced and joyful about it.
What is the irony of Pavlo's understanding of how to go about reconciling and rectifying his fixation with his reality? Give at least four examples along with explanations of how this irony could create a dark fate for our protagonist.
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