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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 kind of car does Princess own?

2. What is Scudder's position at the hospital?

3. What does Chancy say he was born with in his blood?

4. What is the name of the hotel?

5. What is the name of Boss' boat?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Alexandra disappointed at the end of the scene?

2. Describe the photo Chance shows Princess.

3. How does Miss Lucy help the heckler?

4. Why does Boss ban his daughter from entering a convent?

5. Why does Chance say Heavenly is important to him?

6. Why did Boss Finley arrange for someone to castrate a blackman?

7. Why does Princess say she is angry at Chance?

8. What is Chance's motivation in life?

9. When did Heavenly become important to Chance?

10. How is Chance's name ironic?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did Tennessee Williams view the 1950s? What impact have his ideas had on popular culture? Has his impact been mainly positive or mainly negative?

Essay Topic 2

Aside from the main character, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 3

SWEET BIRD OF YOUTH is a play. What are the differences between a play and a film in terms of the following?

1. Language

2. Character

3. Structure

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