All My Sons –Act 2
Read Act 2 and answer the following questions. 1. What is happening in Act 2? Who comes to visit the Kellers? …………………………………….. Why does he come? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………. 2. "Joe pulled a fast one"( p.61 line 11). What does this mean? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…. Who said it and why? ……………………………………………………………………….…………………………………………… 3. How does Sue feel about the Kellers? ……….……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………… 4. What do we learn about Chris and Ann in the conversation on P. 62-63? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..……. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……….. 5. What does Joe say about “family” on P.65? ….………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….... 6. How do Chris and Ann react to Joe’s ideas about “family” on P. 66? Relate to the conflict of values. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 7. Who warns Chris on Page 67? ……………………………………………………………………………………………..……… How? …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 8. What does George claim about Joe Keller in the conversation between George and Chris on P. 70-71? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Why does he warn him? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………..……………. What is Chris's reaction? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 9. What are some of the main differences between Joe's version of what happened in the factory and Steve's version (P.72) ? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….... ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 10.( P.74) Why did George believe his father was guilty? …………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Why did he change his mind? ………..……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……….
11.( P.75) What question does George want to ask Keller? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
12.(P.77) Kate says that “they all got hit by the same lightning.” What does she mean? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 13. What advice does Mother give to George (P.80) …………………………………………………………………………..……………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 14. What does Keller say about Steve? (P. 83) ……………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 15. (P.86) What does Frank come to tell Mother? …………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 16. Why does Mother want George and Ann to leave? …………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 17. (P.88) What does Mother say to Chris that shocks Chris? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
18. (P.89) How does Chris speak to his father? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….... 13. (P.90) What is the climax or turning point of the play? What happened that day at the plant? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
14. At the end of Act 2 on P. 91 what is Chris’s dilemma? ………………………………………………………. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. |