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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 was happening to the person the African-American man dreamed about?

2. What is odd about the Duchess father's presence?

3. What is symbolic about what the Duchess is losing?

4. What color does "Negro" believe to be the color of evil?

5. What does "Negro" long to have?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who appears onstage after the lights go out in Part 5 and what does she announce?

2. What does the Duchess look like at the start of Part 2?

3. What did Sarah's father say his existence depends on and what does this mean?

4. What does the audience see after the stage goes into darkness?

5. What does the Landlady believe about Sarah's father's death?

6. What did Sarah's father send her and why?

7. What does the truth Raymond reveals about Sarah say about her?

8. What is symbolic about the mask the African-American man carries on stage?

9. Who was the African-American man's grandmother against her son marrying?

10. What is symbolic about Harlem in Part 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What real world events influence Adrienne Kennedy? How does she incorporate world events into her play? Does she do so subtly or are they obvious? Choose one real event or person that influences Kennedy and discuss how it manifests itself in her play.

Essay Topic 2

Adrienne Kennedy specifically mentions Harlem in her play. Describe the history of Harlem and write about the relevance of Harlem in the play's theme of racial identity.

Essay Topic 3

Sarah and her father attempt to reconcile on Easter. Discuss why this holiday is significant to the play and to the character of Sarah. Choose one other religious theme within the play and discuss how it is relevant to the theme of racial identity.

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