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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 Etta Doris say it seems is happening to all the old buildings in Houston?

2. Why is Will going to the bank?

3. What time is Pete leaving for Atlanta?

4. Why does Lily Dale say she gave the young man money behind Will's back?

5. When Lily Dale tells Will what the doctor says about going to the bank, how does Will respond?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Will refuse to go outside and speak to the young man from Atlanta?

2. How does Pete describe his late wife's cooking habits?

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

4. What does Clara find out for Lily Dale about the Disappointment Clubs?

5. After recounting his meeting at the bank, Will lies down on the sofa and closes his eyes. How is he interrupted?

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

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

8. What does Will call Tom about?

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

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

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

Will begins the play as a wealthy and professionally successful man. He ends the play quite differently. Write an essay illuminating the nature of Will's transformation. How do the external changes in Will's life shape him on the inside?

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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