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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. From what company is Pete retired?
2. What does Will tell Lily Dale to tell the young man from Atlanta if he calls again?
3. Where does Will say Bill was when he died?
4. The young man from Atlanta tells Lily Dale that he is so distraught over Bill's death that he can't do what?
5. How old does Lily Dale say she was when she lost her father?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Lily Dale say she knew for sure the young man was lying?
2. What are the circumstances surrounding the money Lily Dale gives to the young man from Atlanta?
3. What is the difference between Will and his brother?
4. Describe Will's late son.
5. What does Lily Dale do every time she feels blue from missing her son?
6. What does Will tell Carson about Houston?
7. What does Lily Dale learn about Bill's religiousness from the young man from Atlanta?
8. Who does Will say he is at heart?
9. How does Will claim to have gotten Ted's dad to vote Republican for the first time?
10. Who is the young man from Atlanta?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay examining the theme of deception in THE YOUNG MAN FROM ATLANTA. Address the following:
1) The ways in which Lily Dale deceives Will.
2) The ways in which Will deceives Lily Dale.
3) They ways in which the young man from Atlanta deceives everyone.
How does Foote employ this theme to keep the story moving a ratchet up dramatic tension?
Essay Topic 2
What is Pete's role in the story? How does he function in when we first encounter him? How does his role evolve? In what ways is he provided for and in what ways is he the provider in THE YOUNG MAN FROM ATLANTA?
Essay Topic 3
Great mystery surrounds Bill's signing over of his father's checks to the young man from Atlanta. Why do you think Bill gave his roommate all the money his father sent him? Build a case using specific examples from the play.
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