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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who greets Horace and Alexandra when they arrive home?

2. Why does Horace leave the room after telling the family he will not invest in their business?

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

4. Who mutters "over my dead body" in Act 2?

5. Why does Horace return from his rest to the family visit in Act 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What elements make a well-made play? Discuss those elements as they apply to The Little Foxes.

Essay Topic 2

Why were northern business men interested in developing industry in the South right after defeating the region in the Civil War? What term was used to describe such businessmen and how was the term derived?

Essay Topic 3

This play is set after the Civil War, yet Addie and Cal are both basically powerless in their roles with the Giddens and Hubbard families. In those post-war times, why were African-Americans in the South still in subservient positions?

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