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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Carnelle waiting for in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) A visit from Tessy.
(b) A phone call.
(c) Elain to show up.
(d) Popeye to take her measurements.

2. Which of the following does the playwright embellish the importance of?
(a) Skills.
(b) Family.
(c) Reputation.
(d) Money.

3. Who tells Elain that Popeye loves Delmount?
(a) Popeye.
(b) Carnelle.
(c) Franklin.
(d) Mac Sam.

4. What color is Carnelle's hair for the contest?
(a) White.
(b) Black.
(c) Red.
(d) Blue.

5. What color is the dress that Carnelle asks Elain to borrow?
(a) Red.
(b) Blue.
(c) Black.
(d) White.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does Delmount agree to split the income of his mother's house?

2. Which of the following does Delmount want to study?

3. How does Elain's husband feel about her?

4. What is Carnelle's last name?

5. What does Carnelle hope to gain from the beauty contest?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn't Delmount respond to Popeye's romantic advances?

2. Why does Carnelle lose the pageant?

3. Describe the situation with Elain and her family.

4. Which characters are on a quest for love?

5. How does Carnelle show that she will not let others dictate her life?

6. What has happened to Popeye's eyes?

7. Why has Elain been asked to speak at the beauty pageant?

8. What elements of the story foreshadow that things will go wrong for Carnelle in the pageant?

9. How does Carnelle look for love in the wrong ways?

10. Why doesn't Delmount approve of Franklin?

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