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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. What is the family lacking in order to complete their business transaction?

2. Why does the family want the business in their hometown?

3. Who plays piano for Mr. Marshall?

4. Where is Horace during the dinner with the special guest?

5. Who announces to the family that the dinner guests are about to enter the parlor?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Alexandra say Horace told her about the Hubbard family? Which other character has used the same analogy?

2. Discuss why Birdie gets slapped in Act 1.

3. Is Birdie respected by the rest of the family? Why or why not?

4. Discuss Mr. Marshall's comment that Southern aristocrats stay together and keep what belongs to them.

5. What does Regina say happens to her brothers if Horace lives? What if he dies?

6. Describe the discussion between Oscar and Leo as they wait for Regina to come down for breakfast.

7. Discuss Ben's idea of keeping the profits from their business deal strictly within the family.

8. Briefly describe Addie.

9. How much time has passed since Act 1 and how does Act 2 open?

10. What is the argument between Regina and her brothers at the end of Act 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What elements make a well-made play? Discuss those elements as they apply to The Little Foxes.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the playwright's life as an activist. What elements from her life and/or personal philosophies are seen in the play?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Lillian Hellman's contemporaries and other plays that were popular when The Little Foxes was released.

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