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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. How does the announcer introduce the performer at the Champagne Supper Club during Vivian's meeting with Mr. Franklin?

2. Who comes into the club Tony and Chloe are at in Part II that they immediately notice?

3. Who are some of Chloe's old friends?

4. Who is Vivian's youngest child?

5. Who is Vivian's middle child?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do people call Esther at Horace's bookshop and why?

2. What does Chloe feel for the white man, James, she meets with Tony?

3. What do Ruth and Gerry tell VIvian when she tells them Mr. Franklin want to manage The Salvations?

4. What is the name of the girls' singing group and what does the name signify?

5. Why is Esther so angry at Ruth?

6. Why did Vivian originally move from Louisiana to California?

7. What does Mr. Franklin say he wants in the act from the Jones sisters?

8. Where does Ruth really go when she tells her mother she is meeting her study group?

9. Who does Vivian confide in about her consternation over Ruth's choices, and why?

10. What is Esther known for in her own family?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay comparing and contrasting Esther's and Horace's reactions to failure and disappointment - hers related to her musical prospects and his related to the protest movement he has led.

Essay Topic 2

Why is Chloe's relationship with James, a young white man, such a blow and an aberration for Vivian? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does Sexton develop the topic of ongoing grief through Vivian's and the Preacher's characters? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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