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

Short Answer Questions

1. What didn't the African-American man's mother want him to do?

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

3. Who's story is the African-American man telling?

4. What did the African-American man do for his mother?

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

Discuss the symbolic nature of the hair loss each character experiences. What does the hair loss signify? Why is it important? How do the characters hide their hair loss and what does this concealment mean? Choose two characters and discuss what events cause their hair loss. Site specific examples from the text to make your argument.

Essay Topic 2

The African-American man's father wanted to become a messiah for his people. How was he going to become a messiah and for what purpose? What statement is Adrienne Kennedy making by creating this goal for the character?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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