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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 can Etta Doris no longer work?

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

3. What does Pete say before he and Carson leave?

4. What bank is Will going to downtown?

5. What does Lily Dale think of the young man at the end of the play?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Will's manner with Etta Doris?

2. What does Will call Tom about?

3. What sacrifices do Lily Dale and Will propose in order to get by?

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

5. How is it that Pete decides to take a trip to Atlanta?

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

7. What new "blow" does Pete deliver to Will?

8. What is Pete's attitude toward education?

9. How does the young man from Atlanta get Lily Dale to talk to him?

10. What does Lily Dale initially confess to doing with Mary Cunningham?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Horton Foote often said that nothing is more important in his work than a sense of place. Write an essay exploring the influence of the setting of THE YOUNG MAN FROM ATLANTA. How is Houston influential? What about the Kidder's house? What about Sunshine produce?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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