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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. After Higgins and Norwood leave, who enters again?

2. Where do Sally and Bert go when he pulls up outside?

3. How does Bert react to their explanation?

4. Who is Colonel Thomas Norwood?

5. What does this guest relate to the Colonel?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Bert respond to what Cora tells him?

2. Who enters? What connection do they make? What do they begin to organize?

3. What does William try to do one more time? What is Cora's response?

4. How does Bert respond this time? What is Cora's advice to him?

5. What does Cora tell Bert, when he says he will no longer work in the fields?

6. How does Cora respond to the Undertaker?

7. What does Cora try to do, one more time, regarding Bert?

8. What sparks an argument between Bert and Norwood?

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

10. How does Cora compare William to herself?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Bert went to school in the north and has spent time in large cities.

Part 1) How has this experience changed him? Is this a positive changed? Why or why not?

Part 2) Why does Norwood allow Bert to do this? How does this reflect Norwood's behavior towards his mulatto children?

Part 3) What role does this experience play in his relationship with his family and Norwood? What is the purpose of Bert's experiences in relation to the story?

Essay Topic 2

Bet kills Norwood?

Part 1) Why? How? How does Bert feel about his actions?

Part 2) What foreshadowed this event? Are you surprised by this event? Why or why not?

Part 3) How might audiences in the 1930s have reacted to this? How might audiences today react? Compare and contrast their reactions.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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