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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 is Sam Thomas' profession?

2. What time is it when the play begins?

3. What kind of luck has Angel had with men?

4. How many job offers has Angel received?

5. Whose portrait hangs over the work are in Guy's apartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain how Angel is a woman caught between two worlds.

2. What is happening socially and culturally in America that present challenges to the characters?

3. How is Leland's naivete becoming more obvious?

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

5. Why is Angel so upset when she arrives home?

6. Who is the guest of honor at the party attended by Guy and Angel?

7. What is the setting for Act 2, Scene 5 and which characters open the scene?

8. What is Leland's reaction to Guy's homosexuality?

9. What is Guy's response to the eviction notice?

10. What secret does Gus keep from Angel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

BLUES FOR AN ALABAMA SKY is set in the 1930s during the time of the Great Depression in America. What impact did this factor have on the author? What impact did this factor have on the characters? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Explain Cleage's use of humor in the play. Cite examples of at least two different instances of humor and explain why the author used them where she did.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the role of black women in the 1930s. What precedents do they feel compelled to follow? What restrictions do they have? Do they have any freedoms that 21st century women do not have?

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