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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Warren firsts opens his suitcase, how does Dennis respond?
(a) With disinterest.
(b) With mild curiosity.
(c) With great interest.
(d) With disdain.

2. What is the mood between Warren and Dennis as they throw the ball?
(a) Sad.
(b) Tense.
(c) Joyful.
(d) Pensive.

3. Who made the object that Warren accidentally breaks in the first act?
(a) Warren.
(b) Dennis.
(c) Jessica.
(d) Valerie.

4. When Warren first arrives at Dennis's apartment, how does Dennis respond to Warren's question about what he is doing?
(a) He responds angrily.
(b) He responds quickly.
(c) He responds reluctantly.
(d) He responds silently.

5. How does Dennis respond to Warren's theory about who his father thinks stole the money?
(a) Dennis thinks Warren is probably right because his father isn't a moron.
(b) Dennis thinks it's ridiculous becuase his father is a moron.
(c) Dennis thinks it's ridiculous because his father isn't a moron.
(d) Dennis thinks Warren's is probably right because his father is a moron.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the girl Dennis claims likes him?

2. After Valerie hangs up on Dennis, Dennis tells Warren that instead of letting people freak him out, he __________.

3. How does Dennis finally agree to help Warren?

4. What does Dennis tell Warren about the girl that Warren likes?

5. In the first act, whom does Dennis tell Warren he had a fight with?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Warren continue to throw the football after Dennis tells him to put it down?

2. Describe Dennis's apartment and how the setting is relevant to his character.

3. As they converse about Warren's father and the stolen money, what is Dennis'a attitude toward Warren?

4. What is the nature of Dennis and Warren's friendship?

5. Why does Dennis consider himself independent, and why is it significant?

6. In the first act of "This Is Our Youth," how do Dennis Ziegler and Warren Straub defy stereotype in terms of their lifestyle and background?

7. What is Dennis's response to Warren's interest in Jessica, and why is it significant?

8. What does Dennis mean when he says that instead of letting people freak him out, he freaks them out?

9. Describe Valerie's clay sculpture and what it may convey in terms of Dennis and Warren's relationship.

10. How is Warren's appearance significant?

(see the answer keys)

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