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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. What does Oscar like about Jekyll Island?

2. In Act 1, who is anxious to move?

3. Who challenges Mr. Marshall's choice of term that he used in reference to the family?

4. Which character officially fits the title used by Mr. Marshall to describe the family?

5. What reason is given to Alexandra for going to get her father?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the contents of Horace's safe deposit box and what they say about Horace.

2. What does Regina say happens to her brothers if Horace lives? What if he dies?

3. How will the Hubbard brothers pay back their loan and in what time frame?

4. What is the real reason Mr. Marshall wants to build a mill in the southern town?

5. How does Horace quickly foil the plan Regina is concocting when she learns the truth about the bonds?

6. What is ironic about Regina's greeting of her husband when he arrives home in Act 2?

7. What does Cal think about Horace's instructions to return the safe deposit box?

8. According to Ben, why does his family now own Lionnet?

9. What does Regina cruelly accuse Horace of at the end of Act 2 and what is his response?

10. What has Horace learned that the Hubbards have promised to Mr. Marshall?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What elements make a well-made play? Discuss those elements as they apply to The Little Foxes.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the irony in the use of the phrase "bad heart" to describe Horace's ailment. Was his heart bad in a way other than physically? Who truly has a "bad heart" in the play?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the exposition of the play.

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