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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 are Willa Thornton's religious beliefs?

2. Nothing fires Will up like what?

3. What does Will tell Lily Dale to tell the young man from Atlanta if he calls again?

4. Where does Will threaten to move the family?

5. What is Will's attitude about the New Deal?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Will want such a big house for only two people?

2. How does Lily Dale describe the Disappointment Clubs?

3. Why is Will short of breath at the beginning of the play?

4. What does Will say to Pete to convince him to loan his life savings?

5. What does Lily Dale do every time she feels blue from missing her son?

6. How are Will and Lily Dale's attitudes toward religion different?

7. In what way does Will discover that he has been foolish?

8. What are the circumstances surrounding the money Lily Dale gives to the young man from Atlanta?

9. How does Lily Dale respond to being deceived by the young man from Atlanta?

10. Why does Tom come by?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

THE YOUNG MAN FROM ATLANTA takes place in Houston in the spring of 1950. Why is the time period important? What are some of the prevailing social themes of this decade? How do they support the action of the play?

Essay Topic 2

What is Carson's function in THE YOUNG MAN FROM ATLANTA? What does he represent for Pete? What does he represent for Lily Dale and Will? How does Foote use him to advance the plot?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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