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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who delivers the roses to Elain in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Mac Sam.
(b) Carnelle.
(c) Elain.
(d) Delmount.

2. How does the audience react to Carnelle falling onstage?
(a) They laugh quietly.
(b) They begin leaving the tent.
(c) They are sympathetic.
(d) They call her names.

3. How does Carnelle feel after her skill routine?
(a) Joyous.
(b) Shocked.
(c) Angry.
(d) Humiliated.

4. When Elain and Popeye come out of the pageant tent, how do they appear?
(a) Ecstatic.
(b) Agitated.
(c) Angry.
(d) Sympathetic.

5. Which of the following is present in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Epigraph.
(b) Character analysis.
(c) Comic relief.
(d) Tragic ending.

6. From what does Carnelle's family try to save her?
(a) Embarrassment.
(b) Making a horrible decision.
(c) Dropping out of college.
(d) Death.

7. What sentence best describes Elain?
(a) She would rather have love than money.
(b) She wants adventure.
(c) She loves her sons more than anything.
(d) She loves Franklin with all her heart.

8. What does Elain bring to the pageant for Carnelle to use?
(a) Gloves.
(b) Antebellum dress.
(c) Coat.
(d) Mardi Gras mask.

9. What does Elain want in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) To have children.
(b) To feel beautiful.
(c) To go back to school.
(d) A man who is adventurous.

10. What did Popeye give to a young girl that caused her to lose a job?
(a) A compact.
(b) A hair brush.
(c) A tube of lipstick.
(d) A pair of pantyhose.

11. What does Tessy want Delmount to do with her in Act 2 Scene 2?
(a) Go to dinner.
(b) Play carnival games.
(c) Watch fireworks.
(d) Move in to her house.

12. Who is the shoebox from that Carnelle receives?
(a) Mac Sam.
(b) Tessy.
(c) Popeye.
(d) Delmount.

13. Who is Mac Sam looking for in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Elain.
(b) Popeye.
(c) Carnelle.
(d) Tessy.

14. When Elain begins talking to the character she becomes attracted to in Act 2, from whom does she attract attention?
(a) Tessy.
(b) Carnelle.
(c) Popeye.
(d) Delmount.

15. What skill does Carnelle exhibit at the pageant?
(a) Poetry reading.
(b) Dancing.
(c) Baton twirling.
(d) Violin playing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who leaves the tent to tell the remaining character that Carnelle received last place?

2. Who does Tessy think that she loves?

3. Which character begins beating up the people insulting Carnelle?

4. Who does not understand why Carnelle is putting herself through the humiliation?

5. What does Carnelle trip on when she is onstage?

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