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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 the name of the beauty contest?
(a) Miss Firework.
(b) Miss Independence.
(c) Miss Sparkler.
(d) Miss Firecracker.

2. What is the one thing that gives Carnelle prestige?
(a) Her wealth.
(b) Her house.
(c) Her wardrobe.
(d) Her reputation.

3. When Delmount arrives in the first act, what does Popeye explain to him?
(a) Her children.
(b) The dress she is holding.
(c) Her nickname.
(d) Why she is a seamstress.

4. What has destroyed Carnelle's spirit?
(a) A lack of money.
(b) Her lack of education.
(c) Her mother's death.
(d) A dysfunctional family.

5. Which character has spent time in jail and a mental institution?
(a) Carnelle.
(b) Delmount.
(c) Elain.
(d) Popeye.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom is Delmount angry for not getting him out of trouble?

2. How does Delmount respond to Popeye's handicap?

3. What does Delmount like the most in a romantic partner?

4. What caused Popeye's nickname?

5. What is Carnelle's last name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Carnelle hope to obtain from winning the pageant? Are these hopes reasonable?

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

3. Why does Delmount decide to watch fireworks with Popeye?

4. How is comic relief used in the play?

5. What is an example of irony in the play?

6. What doesn't Delmount understand about Carnelle's obsession with the beauty pageant?

7. Why is Delmount avoiding Tessy?

8. Who calls for Elain and why is she not happy to talk to him?

9. What has been the cause of Carnelle's problems for most of her life?

10. What are Elain's fears?

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