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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. When does Angel agree to go out with Leland?

2. How long ago did Leland's wife die?

3. Who does not go out to dinner?

4. What is the setting for Act 1, Scene 1?

5. What does Angel become for Tony?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the guest of honor at the party attended by Guy and Angel?

2. What information does Leland share with Angel?

3. How has the topic of women's rights and family planning become personal for this small group of friends?

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

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

6. What has happened to Angel during the time after Sam's murder?

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

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

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

10. What is Sam's interest in Delia?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

The setting of the book is New York City in America during the height of the Great Depression. Explain how this affected people in America overall. Then drill down to explain how people in New York were affected. Why is there more opportunity for people such as Guy to live and work in Europe? Explain.

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