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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 is Princess' real name?

2. What does Princess call a dead planet?

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

4. What does Princess say is the least thing she wants in the world?

5. Who does Chance ask the operator to put him through to?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the photo Chance shows Princess.

2. Describe the opening scene.

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

4. Who is Dan Hatcher?

5. What letters does George say he sent Chance?

6. What does Easter Sunday symbolize?

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

8. How did George try to notify Chance his mother was dead?

9. What is Boss' plan to move Princess out of the hotel?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the play's chronological setting.

1. What were the main concerns during the 1950s? How does the author express these concerns?

2. How would the author change the play if it was set in today's society?

Essay Topic 2

Compare the South to the days during segregation to the days after segregation. How did desegregation affect the South in terms of the following:

1) Local government.

2) Jobs.

3) Crime.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the values of the 1950s.

1. In what ways are the characters a product of their time?

2. How does the play express the changes America was going through at the time?

3. Does modern society share any values with 1950s America?

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