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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. Which of the following is a theme in the play's second act?

2. What is the one thing that gives Carnelle prestige?

3. What type of dialect is used in the play?

4. Who consoles Popeye and Carnelle?

5. What color is Carnelle's hair for the contest?

Short Essay Questions

1. What has happened to Popeye's eyes?

2. What do you think Mac Sam means when he says that women need to feel beautiful?

3. How does the play's southern culture play a role in the pageant events? How does the culture contrast with the way the community acts?

4. What is an example of irony in the play?

5. How does Carnelle show that she will not let others dictate her life?

6. Describe three ways Carnelle is attempting to better her reputation.

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

8. Why doesn't Delmount respond to Popeye's romantic advances?

9. Who is the protagonist of the story? How do you know?

10. Who calls for Elain and why is she not happy to talk to him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does comic relief play in the story? What is the purpose of it?

Essay Topic 2

Describe each character's quest for love in the play.

Essay Topic 3

What kind of reputation does each character have in the play? How do they seek to change this? Are they successful?

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