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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 surprises and pleases Mr. Marshall about the family's hometown?

2. What term does Mr. Marshall use in referring to the family?

3. Who says a man isn't in business only for what he can get out of it --it has to mean something to his heart, too?

4. Who instructs Alexandra to go pick up her father?

5. Where is Mr. Marshall's home?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Act 1, what does Birdie want fetched from her house and why?

3. What does Cal report when he returns from his errand?

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

5. Why doesn't Ben shake Leo's hand in Act 2?

6. What is the real reason Mr. Marshall wants to build a mill in the southern town?

7. Discuss Alexandra's attitude at the end of Act 3.

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

9. Discuss what Birdie, Zan and Horace are doing at the beginning of Act 3.

10. Discuss two ways that Horace intends to obstruct the schemes of Regina and her brothers.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the irony in Oscar's hobby in conjunction with his wife's name. What other examples of irony can be found in this play?

Essay Topic 2

Write a character summary of the main character of The Little Foxes.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the role of revenge in the play.

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