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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Joe say when Sunny asks what happened?

2. What does Adolph do when Joe asks what he means that the club is restricted?

3. What does Sunny do when she joins her family?

4. Who brought Sunny home from the dance?

5. Why does Joe think Boo does not like him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

There is a serious confrontation between Joe and Sunny towards the end of the first act.

Part 1) Describe this confrontation. Why does it take place?

Part 2) How do the aspects that they first found attractive about one another now cause tension?

Part 3) How does the love triangle play into all of this tension and hostility? What is the connection between this hostility and the theme?

Essay Topic 3

The theme runs deeper than initially thought.

Part 1) How has the theme grown deeper, and how does it relate to the interaction between people?

Part 2) How do Joe and Sunny demonstrate this deeper meaning?

Part 3) How can the reader or audience member incorporate this theme into his or her own life?

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