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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 long has Leland been in New York?

2. Who helps Delia with a speech she has to deliver?

3. What is Guy's job at the club?

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

5. Who is Leland mourning?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the setting for Act 2, Scene 1?

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

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

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

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

6. What is the setting for Act 2, Scene 5 and which characters open the scene?

7. What happens when Leland arrives at Guy's apartment to pick up Angel?

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

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

10. What is Delia doing in guy's apartment and why does she need to leave?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the concept of loneliness as it exhibits in the story. Which of the characters are lonely? Are they all lonely in some way? Explain the loneliness and the methods and attempts to overcome it.

Essay Topic 2

Create a brief character study of Delia. 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 3

Explain the role of black women in the 1930s. What precedents do they feel compelled to follow? What restrictions do they have? Do they have any freedoms that 21st century women do not have?

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