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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 is Will going to do now that he's fired?
2. What does Will say when Lily Dale tells him the young man from Atlanta's story?
3. What does Will ask Lily Dale for?
4. Nothing fires Will up like what?
5. Has Clara ever heard of the maids organizing Disappointment Clubs in Houston?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is it particularly painful for Will that Tom is replacing him?
2. What does Will say happened to his son?
3. Why is Will short of breath at the beginning of the play?
4. Describe Will's late son.
5. How are Will and Lily Dale's attitudes toward religion different?
6. Why does will say he thinks the banks of Houston are running disappointment clubs?
7. When does Will say he discovered his heart condition?
8. What does Will say to Pete to convince him to loan his life savings?
9. Describe Will's display of pride at the end of the scene.
10. Who is the young man from Atlanta?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In the first scene of THE YOUNG MAN FROM ATLANTA, Will tells Tom that he is "a natural born competitor," that "nothing fires [him] up like a competition." Write an essay demonstrating how the theme of competition shapes the story of the play. How does it influence Will's actions? What about Ted's? What about the young man from Atlanta's?
Essay Topic 2
Explore the roles of the maids in THE YOUNG MAN FROM ATLANTA. How are they treated? What does their status seem to be? How does the talk of Disappointment Clubs highlight the role of the maids in the play? How does the generational difference between Clara and Etta Doris parallel other generational differences in the play?
Essay Topic 3
Who is Lily Dale? What drives her? What makes her sweet and charming one minute and perfectly self-centered the next? How does she contribute to Will's downfall?
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