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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 time does Pete say his wife would have to get up?
2. What family does the young man from Atlanta claim to have?
3. How does Lily Dale propose to help out financially?
4. What does the young man say to Lily Dale about the day Bill went down in the water?
5. What did Will find in Bill's safety deposit box?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Etta Doris describe Bill?
2. What is Will's manner with Etta Doris?
3. What does Will say to Carson and Pete about the way he has been treating his wife?
4. What is Pete's attitude toward education?
5. After recounting his meeting at the bank, Will lies down on the sofa and closes his eyes. How is he interrupted?
6. How does the young man from Atlanta get Lily Dale to talk to him?
7. What sacrifices do Lily Dale and Will propose in order to get by?
8. What all does Etta Doris say is wrong with her?
9. Who delivers a message from the young man from Atlanta?
10. How does Pete describe his late wife's cooking habits?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is Carson's function in THE YOUNG MAN FROM ATLANTA? What does he represent for Pete? What does he represent for Lily Dale and Will? How does Foote use him to advance the plot?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
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?
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