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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. Where does Carnelle volunteer?

2. What is the name of Carnelle's uncle?

3. With whom does Delmount agree to split the income of his mother's house?

4. How old was Carnelle when her father left her?

5. What does Elain warn Popeye about?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Carnelle look for love in the wrong ways?

2. Why is Delmount avoiding Tessy?

3. Describe three ways Carnelle is attempting to better her reputation.

4. Why does Carnelle think that Elain has had the perfect life?

5. How does Carnelle's family attempt to save her from embarrassment?

6. Why has Elain been asked to speak at the beauty pageant?

7. What is Tessy's motivation in the story?

8. What is Delmount's reaction to Tessy's invitation?

9. What has stopped Carnelle from being a contestant in the pageant before?

10. What does the pageant symbolize?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What causes Elain to decide to go back to her husband, Franklin?

Essay Topic 2

How does Carnelle experience a reversal of fortune? How does it change her outlook, or does it?

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the characters in the play and analyze him or her. Consider actions, motivations, and the way the character relates with the other characters.

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