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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who returns to the stage in Part 4?

2. What did the African-American man's mother want him to do with what he learned on his travels?

3. Who does Jesus say he will kill?

4. What does the character in Part 4 do when he or she realizes his or her hair fell out?

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

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 2

What does Raymond mean when he says that Sarah's father "eats at a white glass table?" Analyze the statement and relate it to Adrienne Kennedy's theme of racial identity.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of racial identity in this play. How does Adrienne Kennedy weave this theme throughout her play? How does racial identity drive the actions of the characters? Choose two characters and compare and contrast the ways they deal with racial identity in this play.

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