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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 are the consequences for Bert's accident?

2. Who arrives as Sallie departs?

3. What does Bert believe he should not have to do?

4. What does the guest warn the Colonel about Bert, if he does indeed get arrested for his behavior?

5. How is Bert also riling up the white townspeople?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the Undertaker ask Sam to find Cora?

2. What does Norwood say about his treatment of his "darkies?"

3. When does the play begin? Who are the first two characters introduced? Describe them.

4. How does Cora compare William to herself?

5. What does Cora tell him to do?

6. Why does Bert dismiss their concerns?

7. How does Bert try to justify his position?

8. Why is Bert no longer the Colonel's favorite?

9. How does Cora respond to the Undertaker?

10. What happens as Talbot enters?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Act 2, Scene 2 contains much of the play's action.

Part 1) Describe this action. What leads up to this action?

Part 2) What is the outcome of this action? Could this outcome have been different? How? Why?

Part 3) How does this scene engage the audience? Are you surprised by this action? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

The two men in the center of the conflict in this play are gone.

Part 1) How do their deaths affect or will affect the other characters in this play? Explain.

Part 2) What is the author's purpose for their deaths?

Part 3) Compare and contrast the audience members' thoughts about these deaths in the 1930s and today. What accounts for the similarities and differences?

Essay Topic 3

Cora is changed after Norwood's death.

Part 1) What causes this change? How do other react to this change? Will this change be permanent? Why or why not?

Part 2) What is the author's purpose for the change in this character?

Part 3) How does this change in Cora reflect how she feels about Bert and Norwood? How does this reflect how she feels about her other children and members of the white community? Explain.

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