The Last Night of Ballyhoo | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Act 1, Scene 1

1. What is Lala Levy doing as she decorates a Christmas tree while her aunt Reba watches and knits?

Singing Christmas carols.

2. Why does Lala say the tree cannot have a star?

Because the star symbolizes the birth of the Messiah, and the family is Jewish.

3. What does Lala complain that instead of fighting about Christmas trees, they should all be doing?

Celebrating because Clark Gable and other movie stars are in town for the world premiere of Gone with the Wind just a few blocks away.

4. What does Boo suggest that Lala should have on her mind?

Other things, such as who is going to take her to Ballyhoo in a couple of weeks.

5. What does Reba do when Lala says she is holding out hopes for another boy named Ferdy Nachman?

Reba warns her off him.

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