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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 waiting for in Act 1, Scene 2?

2. Who tells Elain that Popeye loves Delmount?

3. What is Popeye's last name?

4. How does Elain's husband feel about her?

5. Which of the following does the playwright embellish the importance of?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Delmount avoiding Tessy?

2. What does Carnelle hope to obtain from winning the pageant? Are these hopes reasonable?

3. What do you think Mac Sam means when he says that women need to feel beautiful?

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

5. How does Carnelle's family attempt to save her from embarrassment?

6. What is Tessy's motivation in the story?

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

8. Why does Elain bring Carnelle a Mardi Gras mask?

9. What has been the cause of Carnelle's problems for most of her life?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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