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Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What production does Alexa compare to their meal in Act 1, Scene 4?
2. What animal does Alexa call Wyler?
3. What is Alexa wearing in Act 1, Scene 2?
4. What airline are Alexa and Wyler flying?
5. How does the photographer think his subject feels?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Alexa think Wyler is pursuing her after she conned him?
2. Why does Wyler contact Ginny?
3. What does Ronald tell Wyler about the other people Alexa has tried on suits with?
4. How does the photographer respond to Wyler's photo setting request?
5. Why does Alexa tell Wyler she has been self-absorbed when they are on the ferry?
6. How does Alexa "kill" Michael each time she tells the story of his death?
7. How does Wyler explain the slow development of the film's treatment?
8. How does Alexa describe the reactions people will have when they see Wyler in the suit?
9. Why does Alexa contact Ginny?
10. What does Alexa mean when she says, "No one pulls the cashmere over the eyes of a writer"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Several characters in the play are on a quest for fame and fortune. What characters are involved in this quest? How does each try to achieve this goal? What characters succeed? What characters fail? Use specific examples from the text in the response.
Essay Topic 2
The playwright uses the element of deus ex machina in the play. What is this stage element? What does it mean? How does the playwright use it? Is it effective or not? Use specific examples from the text in the response.
Essay Topic 3
Before Alexa became Alexa, she was Brenda Gelb from Pennsylvania. Describe the transformation that Brenda makes to become Alexa Vere de Vere. What prompts this transformation? How does she accomplish changing her personality and actions to fit Alexa instead of Brenda? Use specific examples from the text in the response.
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