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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does this speaker discuss?

2. Why does Jack not want Ellie to go to her seat?

3. How does Jack respond when Ellie asks Jack what they are going to do?

4. Does Jack want a chance to fight the new White Hope?

5. Why does Cap'n Dan say Pop's suggestion will not work?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mrs. Jefferson reminisces about Jack's childhood.

Part 1) What are her memories? What do these memories reveal about Jack?

Part 2) How do her memories reiterate development's of the play's theme?

Part 3) What do her memories foreshadow? How does her reminiscing help to develop Jack's character and to flesh out his character?

Essay Topic 2

Mrs. Bachman is Ellie's mother.

Part 1) How is she affected by Ellie and Jack's relationship? Why?

Part 2) What is the purpose of her soliloquy?

Part 3) Based on what you know about her, how might she have reacted to Ellie's suicide?

Essay Topic 3

The conversation Jack has with the Young Man from Africa is significant.

Part 1) Describe this conversation. How is this conversation connected to previous events and characters?

Part 2) What does this conversation reveal about both Jack and the Young Man? How does this conversation remind Jack of who he really is?

Part 3) Is Jack able to accept or understand the Young Man's message? Why or why not? What are the consequences of his ability or inability to comprehend or act on this message?

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