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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the purpose of the object Sarah's father sent her?

2. What happens when Jesus wakes up in Part 4?

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

4. What sound is heard in Part 4?

5. Who did Sarah's father's mother want him to become?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

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?

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