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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Lala and her mother go to get ready?

2. What does Boo ask Adolph to pay attention to, rather than what's going on halfway across the world?

3. What does he tell her?

4. Of what does this news about Sylvan convince everyone?

5. What does Adolph tell Sunny after Reba is gone?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lala's dress get torn?

2. What does Adolph call Lala, in her dress? Why does he call her this?

3. How does this scene open?

4. Why does Sunny not get a chance to respond to Joe invite to Ballyhoo?

5. How does Sunny respond when Joe seems doubtful and does not seem to believe what she has to say?

6. What is Sunny reading? How does Joe respond? What is Sunny's reaction to his response?

7. What conversation takes place between Boo and Sylvan?

8. What does Reba say about the two types of Jews?

9. What is learned about Sylvan and whether or not he is taking Lala to the dance?

10. What takes place between Joe and Sunny?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The family's country club is restricted.

Part 1) What are its restrictions? Why might it have these restrictions?

Part 2) What is ironic about this? What does it foreshadow?

Part 3) How does this restriction reflect what is taking place in American society, as well as in Europe, as mentioned by Adolph?

Essay Topic 2

The relationships between Boo and Lala and Reba and Sunny are very different.

Part 1) Describe these mother-daughter relationships. Use evidence from the play to support your description.

Part 2) Why are their relationships the way they are?

Part 3) How do these relationships reveal more about each woman's character, as well as how they relate to others?

Essay Topic 3

There is a love triangle between Joe, Lala, and Sunny.

Part 1) How does this love triangle come to be? What is the author's purpose for this love triangle?

Part 2) What is the outcome of this love triangle? How does it affect?

Part 3) Are you surprised by this love triangle? Why or why not?

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