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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Popeye want in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) To quit her job.
(b) To learn to sew.
(c) to be with Mac Sam.
(d) To be with Delmount.

2. Which character chastises Delmount in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Elain.
(b) Popeye.
(c) Tessy.
(d) Carnelle.

3. What skill does Carnelle exhibit at the pageant?
(a) Poetry reading.
(b) Baton twirling.
(c) Violin playing.
(d) Dancing.

4. What does Mac Sam do for a living?
(a) Fast food worker.
(b) Pageant coordinator.
(c) Carnival game runner.
(d) Balloon vendor.

5. How does Delmount respond to Tessy's invitation?
(a) He accepts reluctantly.
(b) He ignores her completely.
(c) He accepts eagerly.
(d) He protests.

6. What is wrong with Carnelle's dress at the pageant?
(a) The sleeves are too short.
(b) It is too tight.
(c) It is too loose.
(d) The colors are too vivid.

7. Who does Carnelle talk to in the beginning of Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Elain.
(b) Tessy.
(c) Mac Sam.
(d) Popeye.

8. Where did Popeye lose a job?
(a) Dime store.
(b) Restaurant.
(c) Laundromat.
(d) Carnival.

9. What is Elain wearing at the pageant?
(a) A red antebellum dress.
(b) A summer dress.
(c) A parka.
(d) A Mardi Gras mask.

10. Which character is more defensive over Carnelle?
(a) Delmount.
(b) Popeye.
(c) Mac Sam.
(d) Tessy.

11. Which of the following items is a symbol in Act 2?
(a) Table.
(b) Bullfrog.
(c) Pageant stage.
(d) Shoebox.

12. Who does Elain call on the phone in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Franklin.
(b) Her son.
(c) Delmount.
(d) Mac Sam.

13. Who tells Delmount that women need to feel beautiful?
(a) Popeye.
(b) Mac Sam.
(c) Elain.
(d) Tessy.

14. How does Carnelle feel when s he returns to the dressing room?
(a) Ecstatic.
(b) Humiliated.
(c) Regretful.
(d) Enraged.

15. How does Carnelle feel after her skill routine?
(a) Angry.
(b) Joyous.
(c) Shocked.
(d) Humiliated.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Tessy think that she loves?

2. Who is Mac Sam looking for in Act 2, Scene 1?

3. Which characters talk behind the pageant tent when Carnelle is in the pageant?

4. Which character drinks heavily?

5. When Elain and Popeye come out of the pageant tent, how do they appear?

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