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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Troy stops the conversation with Rose about his affair by saying he is going ________ (fill in the blank).

2. What is Rose's reaction when Troy asks her to help take care of Alberta's baby?

3. What does Troy say to his daughter?

4. When Lyons arrives in Act 5, what does he tell Cory he's been doing?

5. When Rose comes out, Gabriel arrives prepared to do what?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the character of Lyons. How he is related to the other characters in the book? What are his dreams and difficulties? Why might the playwright have included Lyons' character?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the structure of the play, examining the time frame during which the play is set. How does Wilson alert the audience/reader to the passage of time from scene to scene? In your analysis, include your ideas about why Wilson made the decision to start the play when Cory was a high school student and end it nearly eight years later. Discuss the ways changes in other characters could only have been accomplished by using that time frame.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the issue of racial prejudice in the play, both in terms of what are factual issues addressed and what are problems for which Troy claims exist only because of the domination of the white man over the black man.

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