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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 does Tony ask Alice to do?

2. Why are the family members interrupting Alice and Tony?

3. How does Alice respond to Tony?

4. How does Mr. Henderson leave?

5. Why does Alice assume Tony will not be able to accept her family?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens before Tony and Alice part? What does this show about their relationship?

2. About what is "You Can't Take It With You?"

3. How does Essie respond to Ed's uncertainty? What does this say about Essie's character?

4. What does Alice's father do when she comes into the room? Why does he do this?

5. What are Paul and Grandpa doing in this scene? How is this activity different from what has been displayed in past scenes?

6. Why does Alice relent?

7. What is the outcome of Grandpa's tax evasion? What might be the response of audience members?

8. What is ironic about Alice?

9. What does Grandpa persuade Alice to do? How is he able to do this?

10. What happens when the doorbell rings? How does this add to the comedic feeling of the play?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The entire family is arrested.

Part 1) Why? What takes place during their jail time?

Part 2) How does this arrest affect Alice? Does this arrest prove that Alice was right to believe her family could not be accepted in Tony's world? Why or why not?

Part 3) Will the Sycamores and Kirbys be able to move past this incident and become one cohesive family? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Tony cares about Alice's family.

Part 1) Why does he care about them?

Part 2) What does his desire to be with her family say about his relationship with his own family?

Part 3) What does Tony do to express his feelings towards his family?

Part 4) Would the average person feel so comfortable around the Sycamores? Why or why not? Use the text to support your response.

Essay Topic 3

Ed is a very unique individual.

Part 1) What does he do for a living? What unique hobbies does he have?

Part 2) How does he put these hobbies to use?

Part 3) Would most average adults take him seriously in any of his work or hobbies? Why or why not?

Part 4) How does his behavior and interests follow Grandpa's philosophy?

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