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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. Who does Lily Dale say she has been seeing again?
2. What does Lily Dale think of the young man at the end of the play?
3. What is the only other time Lily Dale claims to have deceived Will?
4. What does Will tell Lily Dale to tell the young man?
5. What does Will say about his behavior toward Lily Dale?
Short Essay Questions
1. What conversation about Bill do Will and Lily Dale finally have?
2. How does Etta Doris describe Bill?
3. What does Lily Dale initially confess to doing with Mary Cunningham?
4. What does the young man from Atlanta say when Lily Dale tells him what Carson said about him?
5. How does the young man from Atlanta get Lily Dale to talk to him?
6. Will runs into Ted Cleveland, Jr. at the bank. What do he and Will discuss?
7. After recounting his meeting at the bank, Will lies down on the sofa and closes his eyes. How is he interrupted?
8. What is Will's manner with Etta Doris?
9. Why does Will refuse to go outside and speak to the young man from Atlanta?
10. Who delivers a message from 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
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.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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