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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. How long does Lily Dale say Etta Doris worked for them?

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

4. Why does Will call Tom?

5. How is Will feeling at the end of the scene?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Will call Tom about?

3. What is Pete's attitude toward education?

4. Will runs into Ted Cleveland, Jr. at the bank. What do he and Will discuss?

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

6. Why does Lily Dale no longer see Mary Cunningham?

7. What is the rest of the Mary Cunningham story?

8. How does Etta Doris describe Bill?

9. What all does Etta Doris say is wrong with her?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Who is Lily Dale? What drives her? What makes her sweet and charming one minute and perfectly self-centered the next? How does she contribute to Will's downfall?

Essay Topic 3

"The Lord giveth and He taketh away." Write an essay defending or refuting this as the primary theme of THE YOUNG MAN FROM ATLANTA.

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