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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 color is Carnelle's hair for the contest?

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

3. Which character brings Carnelle her costume for the pageant?

4. What is Popeye's last name?

5. Which character retires to bed with a headache?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Delmount's reaction to Tessy's invitation?

2. How does the play's southern culture play a role in the pageant events? How does the culture contrast with the way the community acts?

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

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

5. Why doesn't Delmount approve of Franklin?

6. How does Carnelle's fortune reverse in the play's second scene?

7. Why does Elain decide to go back to her husband?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the effects of each character's childhood, based on what you know about them? How does their childhood still affect their adult life?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the attraction between Elain and Mac Sam. What attracts them to each other? What effect does the attraction have on each character?

Essay Topic 3

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

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