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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tessy want Delmount to do with her in Act 2 Scene 2?

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

3. Who was asked to speak at the beauty pageant about beauty?

4. How does the audience react to Carnelle falling onstage?

5. Which character begins beating up the people insulting Carnelle?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Beth Henley use Southern dialect and culture in the play? What effect does it have on the reader/audience?

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the characters in the play and analyze him or her. Consider actions, motivations, and the way the character relates with the other characters.

Essay Topic 3

What are the effects of each character's childhood, based on what you know about them? How does their childhood still affect their adult life?

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