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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 does the young man say to Lily Dale about the day Bill went down in the water?
2. Who does Will call?
3. Why can Etta Doris no longer work?
4. Why does Lily Dale say she has stopped seeing Mary Cunningham?
5. When Lily Dale says Will won't like her flirting with other men, what does Mary say?
Short Essay Questions
1. What conversation about Bill do Will and Lily Dale finally have?
2. How does Etta Doris describe Bill?
3. What holds up Pete and Carson momentarily as they are leaving for Atlanta?
4. What sacrifices do Lily Dale and Will propose in order to get by?
5. What does Carson say about the photograph of Bill that Lily Dale and Will have?
6. How does Will feel about his conversation with Ted, Jr. once he gets home?
7. What is the rest of the Mary Cunningham story?
8. What all does Etta Doris say is wrong with her?
9. What does Clara find out for Lily Dale about the Disappointment Clubs?
10. Why does Lily Dale no longer see Mary Cunningham?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
THE YOUNG MAN FROM ATLANTA is divided into six scenes. Discuss the influence of the play's structure on the narrative. How does the story develop from scene to scene. Why do you think Foote chose this six scene structure?
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
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?
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