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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. Does Pete believe in God?

2. What's the name of Carson's oldest sister?

3. What kind of person does Will feel he is at heart?

4. How does Will say his wife's brother lost his second son?

5. How does Lily Dale say the maids would disappoint their bosses?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What are the circumstances surrounding the money Lily Dale gives to the young man from Atlanta?

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

6. How does Lily Dale respond to being deceived by the young man from Atlanta?

7. What does Lily Dale say Bill would do the minute he got home for Christmas?

8. Why does Will want such a big house for only two people?

9. Who is the young man from Atlanta?

10. How does Lily Dale say she knew for sure the young man was lying?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Lily Dale? What drives her? What makes her sweet and charming one minute and perfectly self-centered the next? How does she contribute to Will's downfall?

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

Horton Foote often said that nothing is more important in his work than a sense of place. Write an essay exploring the influence of the setting of THE YOUNG MAN FROM ATLANTA. How is Houston influential? What about the Kidder's house? What about Sunshine produce?

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