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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Will's opinion of the Roosevelts?
(a) He doesn't care much for either of them.
(b) He thinks they are like elephants.
(c) He is quite fond of both of them.
(d) He thinks they are like owls.

2. Why hasn't Lily Dale gone near the piano since Bill died?
(a) It seems too frivolous.
(b) It seems too significant.
(c) It seems too emotional.
(d) It seems too cruel.

3. What does Will ask Pete to give him?
(a) His car.
(b) His life savings.
(c) His prayers.
(d) His duplex.

4. Who calls Will while he's talking to Tom?
(a) Lily Dale.
(b) The young man from Atlanta.
(c) Clara.
(d) Carson.

5. What does Will say the young man from Atlanta's relationship to Bill is?
(a) Will says the young man is Bill's former racquetball partner.
(b) Will says the young man is Bill's former roommate.
(c) Will says the young man is Bill's lover.
(d) Will says the young man is Bill's cousin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Will tell Lily Dale to tell the young man from Atlanta if he calls again?

2. How does Will say Bill came back to them after being a bombardier?

3. How does Will justify the immense cost of his new house?

4. What are Willa Thornton's religious beliefs?

5. Where is Carson staying?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Will say happened to his son?

2. What does Will tell Carson about Houston?

3. Why is Will short of breath at the beginning of the play?

4. Describe Will's display of pride at the end of the scene.

5. Why does Tom come by?

6. Why does will say he thinks the banks of Houston are running disappointment clubs?

7. What does Lily Dale learn about Bill's religiousness from the young man from Atlanta?

8. How does Will say he started off at Sunshine Produce?

9. What does Lily Dale do every time she feels blue from missing her son?

10. When does Will say he discovered his heart condition?

(see the answer keys)

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