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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 of her husband's hobbies does Birdie complain is useless?

2. Who originally owned the Lionnet?

3. How does the family communicate with Horace regarding the business matter?

4. What does Ben say he wants to do with his money?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the talk Horace has with Addie when they are alone in the parlor in Act 3.

2. Who does Horace suspect will enforce the promises the family made to Mr. Marshall and how?

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

6. Where is the home in Act 1?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Explain the thoughts and feelings behind Addie's smile as she turns off the light at the end of the play.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the industrialization of the New South. How did this affect the characters in the play?

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