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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 ask Pete for?
2. Pete says Carson reminds him of whom?
3. When Pete asks if Will wants to eat, what does Will say?
4. How does the young man respond to being told to go?
5. What is the only other time Lily Dale claims to have deceived Will?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is it that Pete decides to take a trip to Atlanta?
2. How does Pete convince Lily Dale that it is okay for Will to go to the bank?
3. How does Pete describe his late wife's cooking habits?
4. Why does Lily Dale no longer see Mary Cunningham?
5. What does Will call Tom about?
6. Will runs into Ted Cleveland, Jr. at the bank. What do he and Will discuss?
7. What does Lily Dale initially confess to doing with Mary Cunningham?
8. What holds up Pete and Carson momentarily as they are leaving for Atlanta?
9. How does Will feel about his conversation with Ted, Jr. once he gets home?
10. Describe Lily Dale's meeting with Etta Doris.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In the first scene of THE YOUNG MAN FROM ATLANTA, Will tells Tom that he is "a natural born competitor," that "nothing fires [him] up like a competition." Write an essay demonstrating how the theme of competition shapes the story of the play. How does it influence Will's actions? What about Ted's? What about the young man from Atlanta's?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Will learns in the first scene that Ted is replacing him at the company with Tom Jackson, Will's friend and confidant. In what way does Tom represent the changing times in 1950s Houston? How is Tom's promotion sweet for Will? How is it bitter?
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