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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the African-American man's father feel about himself?

2. What calms the balding character down in Part 4?

3. What place does the poetic imagery the Landlady uses in Part 4 reflect?

4. What did the African-American man's mother want him to learn on his journey?

5. What did Sarah find at the location she searched for her father?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What is Raymond's role in Adrienne Kennedy's play? How is he similar or different to the landlady? Discuss the outfit Kennedy describes Raymond wearing. What is symbolic about this outfit?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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