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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following is a theme in the play's second act?

3. How old was Elain when she won the beauty contest?

4. Of which of the following is Carnelle a victim?

5. In what month does Act 1, Scene 1, occur?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Delmount in a good mood when he arrives at the pageant?

2. Describe the situation with Elain and her family.

3. What does the pageant symbolize?

4. How is self-identity a theme in the play?

5. What routine does Carnelle plan to perform in the beauty contest? Be descriptive.

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

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

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

9. Who is Mac Sam and why is he significant to the story?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the statement Mac Sam makes about women needing to feel beautiful. How does this relate to the rest of the play? How is this a theme?

Essay Topic 2

How does Carnelle experience a reversal of fortune? How does it change her outlook, or does it?

Essay Topic 3

Which characters are seeking their self-identity? How do they seek to find it?

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