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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 reason does Chance give for not receiving Scudder's letter?

2. What kind of lady does Chance call Princess?

3. Where does Fly say he used to wait tables?

4. What does Chancy say he was born with in his blood?

5. Where does Chance say he took the photograph of Heavenly?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Princess say she is currently in such a vulnerable state?

2. Why does Boss ban his daughter from entering a convent?

3. What did Chance find out about himself in New York?

4. How does Boss Finley know Chance had his daughter at fifteen?

5. How does Princess react to what Sally tells her?

6. What does Chance say happened last time he came to the town?

7. Why does Princess say she is angry at Chance?

8. How does Princess put Chance down in the final scene?

9. How does the bar react when Chance asks them to sing along to his song?

10. What does Chance say is the great difference between people in the world?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In 1962, Paul Newman starred in a movie version of SWEET BIRD OF YOUTH. Why do you think the themes and ideas in the book were still relevant so many years later? How did the filmmakers adapt the themes to fit in with the new environment? How did these changes affect the meaning of the story?

Essay Topic 2

Choose two of the following people and outline their influence on Chance's life.

1) Boss Finley.

2) Aunt Nonnie.

3) Heavenly.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the play's dialogue. How does the author's dialogue contribute to the following areas:

1. Character

2. Setting

3. Plot

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