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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 food does Carnelle serve to Popeye in Act 1, Scene 1?

2. With whom does Delmount agree to split the income of his mother's house?

3. What has Carnelle been searching for most of her life?

4. Which character is on a conscious quest for romantic love?

5. In what month does Act 1, Scene 1, occur?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn't Delmount approve of Franklin?

2. What does Delmount think about his sister, Elain?

3. What are Mac Sam's motivations in the story?

4. Why does Carnelle lose the pageant?

5. By the end of the play, do you consider Carnelle to be defeated or undefeated?

6. Describe the character of Delmount.

7. Why does Elain bring Carnelle a Mardi Gras mask?

8. What does Elain warn Popeye about in Act 1, Scene 2?

9. What elements of the story foreshadow that things will go wrong for Carnelle in the pageant?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what way does each of the main characters seek redemption? How do they achieve redemption, if they do?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the play's climax. What is the significance of the climax?

Essay Topic 3

What causes Carnelle to suffer embarrassment? What effect does it have on her?

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