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

Short Answer Questions

1. Did Sarah ever forgive her father in Part 4?

2. How safe was the neighborhood that the African-American man's father tried to harm himself?

3. Where did the African-American man's father and mother travel to?

4. What happened to the African-American man's mother and father on their travels?

5. Where did the African-American man's mother end up living?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the set of the play influence the audiences reaction to the play? How does the set influence the message the author is trying to convey? Site specific examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Adrienne Kennedy's use of the noose and the cross in her play. How are these two items symbolically similar? How are they different? How do both objects speak to Kennedy's theme of racial identity? Site specific examples from the text.

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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