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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. How many times does Tom say he met Bill?

2. What offer does Tom make to Will?

3. What are Willa Thornton's religious beliefs?

4. According to Carson, Bill's roommate NEVER did what?

5. With what does Will say his late brother was obsessed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Will say to Pete to convince him to loan his life savings?

2. In what way does Will discover that he has been foolish?

3. How do we know it is odd for Pete to be unable to sleep?

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

5. How does Will claim to have gotten Ted's dad to vote Republican for the first time?

6. What does Will tell Carson about Houston?

7. How does Lily Dale describe the Disappointment Clubs?

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

9. What does Will say happened to his son?

10. What does Alice Temple say to Lily Dale about God?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Bill in THE YOUNG MAN FROM ATLANTA? How is his death connected to the action of the play? How does Lily Dale's relationship with his memory change over the course of the play? How does Will's?

Essay Topic 2

Will learns in the first scene that Ted is replacing him at the company with Tom Jackson, Will's friend and confidant. In what way does Tom represent the changing times in 1950s Houston? How is Tom's promotion sweet for Will? How is it bitter?

Essay Topic 3

"The Lord giveth and He taketh away." Write an essay defending or refuting this as the primary theme of THE YOUNG MAN FROM ATLANTA.

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