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

2. How old is Carnelle?
(a) 30.
(b) 17.
(c) 25.
(d) 21.

3. How old was Elain when she won the beauty contest?
(a) 19.
(b) 21.
(c) 14.
(d) 17.

4. Where does Carnelle volunteer?
(a) Animal shelter.
(b) Soup kitchen.
(c) Cancer society.
(d) Veteran's hospital.

5. Which of the following happens to Carnelle in the play's second act?
(a) She falls in love.
(b) An injury.
(c) Failure.
(d) Reversal of fortune.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what time in the evening Act 1, Scene 2, take place?

2. Who calls for Elain in Act 1, Scene 2?

3. What is the name of Carnelle's uncle?

4. What has deterred Carnelle from being in the contest before?

5. Which character is considered wealthy?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Carnelle turn down Mac Sam's invitation?

2. What has happened to Carnelle's mother and father?

3. What motivates Carnelle to win the contest after Delmount visits?

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

5. Why does Carnelle think that Elain has had the perfect life?

6. What does Elain warn Popeye about in Act 1, Scene 2?

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

8. How have Delmount and Elain distanced themselves from their mother?

9. Why do Delmount and Elain discuss the negative impact their mother had on their lives?

10. What do you think Mac Sam means when he says that women need to feel beautiful?

(see the answer keys)

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