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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Carol say that this country used to be?

2. What does Lady tell David that she "never told him before"?

3. What does Vee say she was born with?

4. What was the vision that Vee had?

5. What is the picture Val says is in the alcove?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how Orpheus Descending retells the legend of the demigod Orpheus. What similarities do the stories share? How do they differ?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the characters of Lady and Jabe. What do each of these characters represent symbolically? How are they alike? How are they different.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the component of racism in Orpheus Descending. How does it play a role in the action of the play? How does the element of race lend in defining certain characters?

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