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

2. Who did Carnelle's aunt leave her house to when she died?

3. What is Popeye's occupation?

4. Which of the following words best describes Popeye's appearance?

5. Which character shows the most irony in the play?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Carnelle's goal in the play? Why does she have this goal?

2. How does Carnelle fail in the beauty pageant?

3. What are Mac Sam's motivations in the story?

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

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

6. What causes Popeye to become distraught in the play's second scene?

7. What does Delmount think about his sister, Elain?

8. How is unhappiness a theme in the play?

9. What has happened to Popeye's eyes?

10. Why does Elain attract Mac Sam's attention to Popeye instead of herself?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is defeat a theme in the story? Which characters feel defeated and which characters defeat their problems?

Essay Topic 2

How does Beth Henley use Southern dialect and culture in the play? What effect does it have on the reader/audience?

Essay Topic 3

What causes Carnelle to suffer embarrassment? What effect does it have on her?

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