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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the cross symbolize in the play?

2. What was the economic status of the neighborhood where the African-American man's father tried to hurt himself?

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

4. What was the African-American man supposed to become?

5. Where was the African-American man's father when he tried to hurt himself?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Adrienne Kennedy's background influence the topic of this this play?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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