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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. Why does the man at the bank say the meeting could not have been conducted over the phone?

2. What did Will find in Bill's safety deposit box?

3. What does Pete tell Lily Dale about Will going to the bank?

4. How long does Carson say he has been driving?

5. Who is standing in the drive when Lily Dale pulls her car out?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Will's meeting at the Bank go?

2. What does the young man from Atlanta say when Lily Dale tells him what Carson said about him?

3. What does Will call Tom about?

4. What do Lily Dale and Will argue about in this scene?

5. Who delivers a message from the young man from Atlanta?

6. Describe Lily Dale's meeting with Etta Doris.

7. What is Pete's attitude toward education?

8. Will runs into Ted Cleveland, Jr. at the bank. What do he and Will discuss?

9. What is the rest of the Mary Cunningham story?

10. What conversation about Bill do Will and Lily Dale finally have?

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

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 3

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?

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