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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. According to Lily Dale how did Allie's husband kill himself?
2. Where does Will discover the young man from Atlanta is staying?
3. How does Will say his wife's brother lost his second son?
4. How does Will say Bill came back to them after being a bombardier?
5. What does Will tell Lily Dale to tell the young man from Atlanta if he calls again?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does will say he thinks the banks of Houston are running disappointment clubs?
2. Why does Will want such a big house for only two people?
3. What does Lily Dale learn about Bill's religiousness from the young man from Atlanta?
4. Who is the young man from Atlanta?
5. Who does Will say he is at heart?
6. How does Will's being fired put Lily Dale in an awkward position?
7. How does Lily Dale say she knew for sure the young man was lying?
8. What does Lily Dale do every time she feels blue from missing her son?
9. How does Will claim to have gotten Ted's dad to vote Republican for the first time?
10. What happens at the end of the scene to send Will into the fury that leads to his heart attack?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay examining the theme of deception in THE YOUNG MAN FROM ATLANTA. Address the following:
1) The ways in which Lily Dale deceives Will.
2) The ways in which Will deceives Lily Dale.
3) They ways in which the young man from Atlanta deceives everyone.
How does Foote employ this theme to keep the story moving a ratchet up dramatic tension?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay discussing the theme of loyalty and its significance in THE YOUNG MAN FROM ATLANTA. How does it influence the relationship between Will and Lily Dale? Will and Ted? Will and Pete? How does Foote employ the theme to drive his characters' actions?
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