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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is a theme in the play's second act?
(a) Self-identity.
(b) Loss of a family member.
(c) Self-injury.
(d) Failure.

2. Which of the following words best describes Popeye's appearance?
(a) Homely.
(b) Beautiful.
(c) Exotic.
(d) A hidden beauty.

3. Which of the following happens to Carnelle in the play's second act?
(a) Failure.
(b) Reversal of fortune.
(c) She falls in love.
(d) An injury.

4. What has destroyed Carnelle's spirit?
(a) A lack of money.
(b) A dysfunctional family.
(c) Her mother's death.
(d) Her lack of education.

5. What is the one thing that gives Carnelle prestige?
(a) Her wardrobe.
(b) Her wealth.
(c) Her house.
(d) Her reputation.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Carnelle?

2. What caused Carnelle's aunt to die?

3. When Delmount arrives in the first act, what does Popeye explain to him?

4. Which character retires to bed with a headache?

5. What did Delmount once injure a man with?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Carnelle fail in the beauty pageant?

2. What has happened to Popeye's eyes?

3. Describe the character of Delmount.

4. Which characters are on a quest for love?

5. What is in the shoebox that Tessy brings to Carnelle and what does it represent?

6. Why is Delmount in a good mood when he arrives at the pageant?

7. How does Carnelle's fortune reverse in the play's second scene?

8. What has stopped Carnelle from being a contestant in the pageant before?

9. What motivates Carnelle to win the contest after Delmount visits?

10. How is hope a theme in the play?

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