Women of Color: Women of Words: Alice Childress
This site contains biographical information on Childress, as well as a listing of her works and awards and an excerpt from one of her plays. Which of her jobs may have given her insight into the relationship between a domestic worker and her employer? Discuss your response with your classmates.

Test Your Business Etiquette
The character of Mrs. James in the story could learn a few things about workplace etiquette. Take the 10-question Business Etiquette quiz located at this Web site. In your journal, record your answers to the multiple choice questions and then read the Scoring section to see how you did.