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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 name did Chance say his name was when he met Princess for the first time?

2. Who is standing near Boss Finley?

3. What kind of drug does Princess keep under the hotel mattress?

4. What is Princess' real name?

5. Who does Scudder say went through an awful experience because of Chance?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Princess know Chance had been defeated?

2. Describe the opening scene.

3. What does Chance say about time in the final scene?

4. Why does Chance say Heavenly is important to him?

5. Who is Dan Hatcher?

6. What does Sally tell Princess on the phone?

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

8. Why is Aunt Nonnie angry at Boss Finley?

9. Who is Sally Potter?

10. How did Chance bribe the train conductor to give him and Heavenly an empty carriage?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare Chance's character to the person he was at the beginning of the play to the person he is at the end.

1) What did Chance hope to achieve at the beginning of the play?

2) What events changes Chance ideas about life?

3) How has Chance's character changed by the end of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the following and discuss how it affects the tone of the play and helps to express character and theme.

1. Setting.

2. Point of view.

3. Structure.

4. Language.

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the following and examine it what expresses about 1950s society.

1) Racism.

2) Washed up Hollywood stars.

3) Mistrust of the outsider.

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