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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does this scene take place?

2. Where does Jack say he will warm up?

3. How does Jack respond to Smitty?

4. Where does Jack say he is going?

5. What does Fred say is the only one sure way the White Hope can win?

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. Jefferson dies.

Part 1) How is her death foreshadowed? How are others, especially Jack, affected by her death?

Part 2) What do other characters in her funeral procession represent? How do you know this?

Part 3) How does the scene in which Mrs. Jefferson's funeral procession take place symbolize a larger sadness and frustration?

Essay Topic 3

The play's theme is that integrity and self-respect have to come from within rather than an outside source.

Part 1) How is this theme revealed?

Part 2) How is this theme reflected in the behaviors and attitudes of the various characters?

Part 3) What literary devices are used to support this theme? How?

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