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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. Who does Will say is the only person in whom he can confide?

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

3. What is Will's attitude about the New Deal?

4. What is Will going to do now that he's fired?

5. How old does Lily Dale say she was when she lost her father?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Will say he is at heart?

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

3. What does Will prophesy for Ted, Jr.?

4. How does Lily Dale describe the Disappointment Clubs?

5. What happens at the end of the scene to send Will into the fury that leads to his heart attack?

6. Why does Tom come by?

7. How are Will and Lily Dale's attitudes toward religion different?

8. What is the difference between Will and his brother?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Choose another southern playwright or author whose works you enjoy. Write an essay comparing and contrasting one of your chosen writer's works with Horton Foote's THE YOUNG MAN FROM ATLANTA. Discuss differences and similarities in plot, character and style, citing specific examples.

Essay Topic 3

What is Pete's role in the story? How does he function in when we first encounter him? How does his role evolve? In what ways is he provided for and in what ways is he the provider in THE YOUNG MAN FROM ATLANTA?

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