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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 Lily Dale help the young man from Atlanta?
2. Where does Will threaten to move the family?
3. Where is Carson staying?
4. How are relations between Will and Lily Dale as of Carson's arrival?
5. Has Clara ever heard of the maids organizing Disappointment Clubs in Houston?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Lily Dale describe the Disappointment Clubs?
2. What does Will say happened to his son?
3. What does Lily Dale do every time she feels blue from missing her son?
4. How does Lily Dale say she knew for sure the young man was lying?
5. Describe Will's display of pride at the end of the scene.
6. What does Will say to Pete to convince him to loan his life savings?
7. In what way does Will discover that he has been foolish?
8. What does Lily Dale say Bill would do the minute he got home for Christmas?
9. Why does will say he thinks the banks of Houston are running disappointment clubs?
10. What does Lily Dale learn about Bill's religiousness from the young man from Atlanta?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Frequently in the THE YOUNG MAN FROM ATLANTA, Lily Dale will reveal new and dramatic information to Clara in confidence, and then, pages later, other characters will discover the information. Write an essay exploring the relationship between Clara and Lily Dale. In what ways are they equals? In what ways are they not? How does Foote use this relationship to move the story forward and increase dramatic tension?
Essay Topic 2
"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 3
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?
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