The Young Man from Atlanta Test | Final Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 131 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Young Man from Atlanta Test | Final Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 131 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. How is Will feeling at the end of the scene?

2. How does Will describe the man at the bank's manner?

3. For what is Pete loaning her the money?

4. What is the only other time Lily Dale claims to have deceived Will?

5. How does Will respond to Pete's news about his savings?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Lily Dale no longer see Mary Cunningham?

2. Will runs into Ted Cleveland, Jr. at the bank. What do he and Will discuss?

3. How does Pete convince Lily Dale that it is okay for Will to go to the bank?

4. How does Will feel about his conversation with Ted, Jr. once he gets home?

5. What does Carson say about the photograph of Bill that Lily Dale and Will have?

6. What does Will call Tom about?

7. What is Will's manner with Etta Doris?

8. How does Pete describe his late wife's cooking habits?

9. What does Will say to Carson and Pete about the way he has been treating his wife?

10. What confession does Will make to Lily Dale after he tells her about the courtesy call at the bank?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose another southern playwright or author whose works you enjoy. Write an essay comparing and contrasting one of your chosen writer's works with Horton Foote's THE YOUNG MAN FROM ATLANTA. Discuss differences and similarities in plot, character and style, citing specific examples.

Essay Topic 2

Great mystery surrounds Bill's signing over of his father's checks to the young man from Atlanta. Why do you think Bill gave his roommate all the money his father sent him? Build a case using specific examples from the play.

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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