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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 gets Stella an audition with the local repertory theater?

2. What happened to the note?

3. What is the other man's name who is introduced in Chapter 2?

4. What does Meredith do while Stella is auditioning?

5. What special job does Meredith give Stella in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Meredith ask Stella when she hands him his sandwich?

3. What are Stella's jobs for the production?

4. What is going on in the theater when the book begins?

5. When do the actors have access to the stage and what is wrong with it?

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

7. Why is Stella displeased when she begins her work at the theater?

8. What actions will Rose take at the end of Chapter 0?

9. Who is George and what is his assignment?

10. What does Meredith do during Stella's audition?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are many suggestions of Geoffrey's attraction to Meredith and Meredith's mean treatment of the young man. Tell about both of these instances by giving specific examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

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 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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