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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 Pete promise to do when he gets to Atlanta?

2. What does Will say happened to their house on Hawthorne?

3. What does Will say about his behavior toward Lily Dale?

4. Where does Lily Dale say she and Will lived when Etta Doris worked for them?

5. What does the doctor say about Will's trip to the bank?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is Pete's attitude toward education?

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

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

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

9. How does Will feel about his conversation with Ted, Jr. once he gets home?

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

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

Great mystery surrounds Bill's signing over of his father's checks to the young man from Atlanta. Why do you think Bill gave his roommate all the money his father sent him? Build a case using specific examples from the play.

Essay Topic 3

Choose another southern playwright or author whose works you enjoy. Write an essay comparing and contrasting one of your chosen writer's works with Horton Foote's THE YOUNG MAN FROM ATLANTA. Discuss differences and similarities in plot, character and style, citing specific examples.

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