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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. Why does Lily Dale call the doctor?

2. How does Lily Dale say the maids would disappoint their bosses?

3. What's Susette's "burden"?

4. How many children does Vivian have?

5. What's the name of Carson's younger sister?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lily Dale say she knew for sure the young man was lying?

2. What does Lily Dale do every time she feels blue from missing her son?

3. What does Will prophesy for Ted, Jr.?

4. How are Will and Lily Dale's attitudes toward religion different?

5. What does Will tell Carson about Houston?

6. How does Will claim to have gotten Ted's dad to vote Republican for the first time?

7. Describe Will's display of pride at the end of the scene.

8. What does Will say to Pete to convince him to loan his life savings?

9. Who is the young man from Atlanta?

10. In what way does Will discover that he has been foolish?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Will begins the play as a wealthy and professionally successful man. He ends the play quite differently. Write an essay illuminating the nature of Will's transformation. How do the external changes in Will's life shape him on the inside?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay examining the theme of deception in THE YOUNG MAN FROM ATLANTA. Address the following:

1) The ways in which Lily Dale deceives Will.

2) The ways in which Will deceives Lily Dale.

3) They ways in which the young man from Atlanta deceives everyone.

How does Foote employ this theme to keep the story moving a ratchet up dramatic tension?

Essay Topic 3

THE YOUNG MAN FROM ATLANTA is divided into six scenes. Discuss the influence of the play's structure on the narrative. How does the story develop from scene to scene. Why do you think Foote chose this six scene structure?

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