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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. Which character brings Carnelle her costume for the pageant?

2. What has Carnelle been searching for most of her life?

3. What type of dialect is used in the play?

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

5. How does Delmount respond to Popeye's handicap?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who calls for Elain and why is she not happy to talk to him?

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

3. Describe Carnelle's experience walking in the parade.

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

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

6. 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?

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

8. How is comic relief used in the play?

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

10. What are Elain's fears?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What causes Elain to decide to go back to her husband, Franklin?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Who are the secondary characters in the play? What role do the secondary characters play in the story?

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