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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. Who does the young man from Atlanta say wanted to room with him at the YMCA.
2. What does Lily Dale say when Will tells her the young man from Atlanta is a liar?
3. What time does Pete say his wife would have to get up?
4. Where does Carson say he used to go every night when he lived with Bill?
5. What does Carson tell Pete about the picture of Bill that Will and Lily Dale have?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Clara find out for Lily Dale about the Disappointment Clubs?
2. What is Will's manner with Etta Doris?
3. How is it that Pete decides to take a trip to Atlanta?
4. What do Lily Dale and Will argue about in this scene?
5. Why does Lily Dale no longer see Mary Cunningham?
6. What does Will say to Carson and Pete about the way he has been treating his wife?
7. What is the rest of the Mary Cunningham story?
8. Describe Lily Dale's meeting with Etta Doris.
9. What all does Etta Doris say is wrong with her?
10. Why does Will refuse to go outside and speak to the young man from Atlanta?
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
THE YOUNG MAN FROM ATLANTA takes place in Houston in the spring of 1950. Why is the time period important? What are some of the prevailing social themes of this decade? How do they support the action of the play?
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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