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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who sent the cable to Guy?
(a) Marilyn Monroe.
(b) Mae West.
(c) Josephine Baker.
(d) Jane Mansfield.

2. Who is the guest of honor at the party that Angel and Guy attend?
(a) Dick Gregory.
(b) Richard Pryor.
(c) Langston Hughes.
(d) Adam Clayton Powell.

3. Why does Guy not tell Angel he has lost his job?
(a) He doesn't want her to laugh at him.
(b) He doesn't want to be embarrassed.
(c) He doesn't want to upset her.
(d) He doesn't want her to worry.

4. Which of the following does not describe the dress that Leland has brought for Angel?
(a) Frumpy.
(b) Striking.
(c) Shapeless.
(d) Dowdy.

5. Why is Angel upset when she returns home?
(a) She spilled coffee on her new dress.
(b) She can't find her turquoise hat.
(c) She lost her purse.
(d) Her audition was a bust.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who had provided Angel's apartment for her?

2. For what type of job has Angel looked?

3. Who offers Angel a place to stay?

4. Whose portrait hangs over the work are in Guy's apartment?

5. What is the setting for BLUES FOR AN ALABAMA SKY?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who arrives unexpectedly to see Angel as she is home alone?

2. What other bad news does Angel learn this evening?

3. What is Guy's dream?

4. What is Sam's interest in Delia?

5. What is the purpose of Delia's speech at the Abyssinian Church?

6. How does the play end?

7. How does Angel try to cool Leland's ardor about marriage plans?

8. What news lifts Angel's spirits?

9. Who is Delia and how is she introduced?

10. What has happened to Delia's clinic plans as Act 2, Scene 3 opens?

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