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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. Which character officially fits the title used by Mr. Marshall to describe the family?

2. What does Birdie say she wants to do with her money?

3. Who challenges Mr. Marshall's choice of term that he used in reference to the family?

4. In which city is Alexandra's father?

5. Who suggests the unlikely marriage?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss Ben's thoughts on the Southern aristocracy.

2. Discuss why Birdie gets slapped in Act 1.

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

4. What does Birdie say about her marriage to Oscar in Act 3?

5. Discuss the contents of Horace's safe deposit box and what they say about Horace.

6. Describe Horace's health during the trip and upon arrival home.

7. In whose home does Act 1 take place?

8. How does Regina deal with her brothers when they arrive to check on Horace after his heart attack in Act 3?

9. How does Horace quickly foil the plan Regina is concocting when she learns the truth about the bonds?

10. Discuss Oscar's scheme to borrow Horace's bonds.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the Hubbards' plan to keep all their new profits confined strictly to their own family. What's wrong with their plan? Do they ever for a moment consider what might be wrong with the plan?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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