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

2. How long does the doctor say it will be before Will can return to work?

3. Who is Ted promoting?

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

5. What does Pete agree to give Lily Dale?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How does Will's being fired put Lily Dale in an awkward position?

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

10. Why is it particularly painful for Will that Tom is replacing him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Explore the roles of the maids in THE YOUNG MAN FROM ATLANTA. How are they treated? What does their status seem to be? How does the talk of Disappointment Clubs highlight the role of the maids in the play? How does the generational difference between Clara and Etta Doris parallel other generational differences in the play?

Essay Topic 3

Explore the relationship between Will and Lily Dale Kidder in THE YOUNG MAN FROM ATLANTA. How does their relationship change over the course of the play? What events precipitate this change? How are Will and Lily Dale each different at the end of the play? In what ways are they the same?

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