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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Maxine dressed to do?

2. Who does Shannon suggest Maxine get to respect her?

3. Who does Shannon say he does not want to end up with?

4. What did Shannon's mother used to hit him with?

5. What does Latta ask Shannon not to give him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Look at the structure of the play.

1) How does the author use character and dialogue to drive the narrative?

2) Discuss elements of the narrative structure; Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the play's themes?

Essay Topic 2

Compare Shannon's character to the person he is at the beginning of the play to the person he is at the end of the play.

1) What does Shannon hope to achieve at the start of the play?

2) What events changes Shannon's ideas about life?

3) What does the author suggest will be Shannon's future?

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the following and discuss how it affects the tone of the play and helps to express character and theme.

1) Setting

2) Structure

3) Language

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