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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. Angel and Guy dress up to go where?

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

3. Who is Delia's heroine?

4. Where does Angel work?

5. Who goes to dinner with Sam and Delia?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is Angel doing as Act 1, Scene 4 begins?

5. What is happening socially and culturally in America that present challenges to the characters?

6. What does Leland bring with him when he comes to see Angel this morning?

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

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

9. What happens when Angel returns to the apartment?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Even though they are both single, black women, Angel and Delia seem very different. Compare and contrast Angel and Delia. What similarities do they share? How are they different?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

BLUES FOR AN ALABAMA SKY is set in the 1930s during the time of the Great Depression in America. What impact did this factor have on the author? What impact did this factor have on the characters? Explain.

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