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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. What does Leland promise Angel?

2. Who is the guest of honor at the party that Angel and Guy attend?

3. Who offers Angel a place to stay?

4. What is Langston Hughes' profession?

5. Who is the author of BLUES FOR AN ALABAMA SKY?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Angel end up staying at Gus' apartment?

2. What happens when Leland runs into Sam in the apartment building?

3. What is Angel's mood as Act 1, Scene 3 begins?

4. What do Sam and Delia tell the others about the meeting at the Abyssinian Church?

5. How does Angel feel about having Leland in her life?

6. What news does Angel give Guy this morning?

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

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

9. What information does Leland share with Angel?

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

Create a brief character study of Sam. 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 3

Create a brief character study of Guy. 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?

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