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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 has Delia established in Harlem?

2. How much time has passed since the last scene?

3. What drives Angel further into despair?

4. Which of the following does not describe the dress that Leland has brought for Angel?

5. Why does Guy not tell Angel he has lost his job?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who arrives unexpectedly to see Angel as she is home alone?

2. What good news has finally come in for Guy?

3. What decision has Angel made which is very upsetting for her?

4. What had happened to Guy before he returns home?

5. What is Angel's mood as Act 1, Scene 3 begins?

6. How does Guy include Angel in his good news?

7. How does Leland react about Angel's decision?

8. What news lifts Angel's spirits?

9. What is the setting for BLUES FOR AN ALABAMA SKY?

10. What does Delia do after her proposed clinic site is destroyed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Even though they are both single, black women, Angel and Delia seem very different. Compare and contrast Angel and Delia. What similarities do they share? How are they different?

Essay Topic 2

The setting of the book is New York City in America during the height of the Great Depression. Explain how this affected people in America overall. Then drill down to explain how people in New York were affected. Why is there more opportunity for people such as Guy to live and work in Europe? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

What is the state of the finances of the people of Harlem in 1930? How do most of the people fare during the Great Depression? How do people in regular jobs like Sam and Delia fare as opposed to those in the entertainment industry such as Guy and Angel? Explain.

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