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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who works as a teller at the local bank?

2. What is the condition of Horace's health?

3. Who attempts to stop the argument in Act 2?

4. Who tells Ben that the family has come up with Horace's share of money?

5. How is it explained to Ben that the family came up with Horace's share of the money?

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

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 3

Discuss the role of "love" in this play. Which characters embody the emotion and how do they show it?

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