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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. Why is Meredith away when Stella arrives at the theater?

2. What is one of the two things that Stella says to defend herself?

3. Who is Meredith looking for at the beginning of the play?

4. What part of the show is happening during the opening of the book?

5. Who asks Meredith to go for coffee before rehearsal?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens with Stella at rehearsals, as seen in Chapter 4?

2. What is the relationship between Stella and Geoffrey?

3. What is Meredith expecting as he looks out toward the empty seats of the theater?

4. How does Stella try to defend herself to Meredith at the beginning of the book?

5. Describe Stella's actions that make her a good candidate for the theater?

6. Who has gotten Stella an audition?

7. What does Stella realize about the theater in the fifth chapter?

8. How does Stella demand attention from the men of the theater, and where do they take her for the audition?

9. What does Rose tell Meredith about Stella at the beginning of the book?

10. Why does Meredith bring up the note?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The teddy bear left in the empty theater seat during the flash-forward has multiple symbolic meanings. The reader is not aware of all of the meanings until the end of the book. Write about all the different symbolic meanings that the teddy bear carries.

Essay Topic 2

How has the war physically and emotionally wounded the people of Liverpool? Draw specific examples from the book including the stories that Stella tells about the men from the boarding house.

Essay Topic 3

Because Stella was betrayed and deserted by her mother at such a young age, she has developed a thick layer of emotional protection. She does have moments of weakness in the book and shows her emotional side. Tell of these times of weakness that Stella has.

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