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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. What does Will say about his family's financial situation after his father died?

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

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

4. Who is Ted promoting?

5. At what subject does Will say Bill excelled in school?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Tom come by?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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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