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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. Where is Guy to send the gowns?

2. What do Angel and Leland do after everyone leaves?

3. Who is Guy's neighbor?

4. What does Angel tell Leland about her religious beliefs?

5. In what way does Angel remind Leland of his wife?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Guy's dream?

2. When does Angel finally tell Leland the truth about the abortion?

3. What does Delia do after her proposed clinic site is destroyed?

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

5. How does Leland react about Angel's decision?

6. How is Leland's naivete becoming more obvious?

7. How does Guy include Angel in his good news?

8. What important themes does the author reinforce during this scene?

9. How does Leland react to Angel's news about the abortion?

10. How does Leland react to news of Angel's pregnancy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief character study of Leland. What does he look like? What are his positive personality traits? What are some of his negative characteristics? What are his hopes and fears? What motivates him--if anything--at this point in his life?

Essay Topic 2

What is the state of the finances of the people of Harlem in 1930? How do most of the people fare during the Great Depression? How do people in regular jobs like Sam and Delia fare as opposed to those in the entertainment industry such as Guy and Angel? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the overall setting for the play. Why does Cleage use the setting she does? What is the time period of the story? How important is the time period to the attitudes and issues of the characters?

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