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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 is Carnelle wearing when Popeye shows up at her house?

2. Which of the following happens to Carnelle in the play's second act?

3. What is the name of the town that Carnelle lives in?

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

5. What time is Carnelle supposed to be notified that she is eligible to be in the pageant?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the protagonist of the story? How do you know?

2. How is unhappiness a theme in the play?

3. Describe how Carnelle's persistence is not helpful in her life.

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

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

6. Why does Carnelle lose the pageant?

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

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

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

10. Why is Delmount avoiding Tessy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which characters are content with their lives? In what ways is happiness a theme in the story?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the play's climax. What is the significance of the climax?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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