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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. Who tells Alexandra about the unlikely marriage conversation?

2. In which city is Alexandra's father?

3. Who thinks Horace is holding out for more than a third of the deal?

4. In Act 1, who is anxious to move?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What reason does Horace give the family for not participating in the mill deal?

3. Why does Mr. Marshall say he wants to build a mill in the southern town?

4. Discuss Ben's thoughts on the downfall of Lionnet.

5. In what year is The Little Foxes set?

6. Discuss three characters with good morals in Act 2 and the events that demonstrate their goodness.

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

8. Discuss the events just before and just after Horace goes into cardiac arrest in Act 3.

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

10. What are Horace's instructions to Cal in Act 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the differences in employee wages and work conditions between the North and the South in the late 1800s -early 1900s.

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 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?

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