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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 Carson to do before he and Pete leave?
2. Where is the young man as of Lily Dale's conversation with Clara?
3. What does Will say he lied to Lily Dale about?
4. Who does Will call?
5. What does Pete say his wife would do for him even after she became sick?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Pete describe his late wife's cooking habits?
2. What does Clara find out for Lily Dale about the Disappointment Clubs?
3. After recounting his meeting at the bank, Will lies down on the sofa and closes his eyes. How is he interrupted?
4. What does the young man from Atlanta say when Lily Dale tells him what Carson said about him?
5. Why does Lily Dale no longer see Mary Cunningham?
6. What do Lily Dale and Will argue about in this scene?
7. What does Will call Tom about?
8. What holds up Pete and Carson momentarily as they are leaving for Atlanta?
9. What all does Etta Doris say is wrong with her?
10. How does Will feel about his conversation with Ted, Jr. once he gets home?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay discussing the theme of loyalty and its significance in THE YOUNG MAN FROM ATLANTA. How does it influence the relationship between Will and Lily Dale? Will and Ted? Will and Pete? How does Foote employ the theme to drive his characters' actions?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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