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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. __________ equates Burton's work with the myth of the Flying Dutchman.
(a) Robbie.
(b) Larry.
(c) Anna.
(d) Pale.

2. Who decides to take Anna back to the bus station, glad to be rid of her and her presence in Robbie's family's home?
(a) Sister.
(b) Grandmother.
(c) Pale.
(d) Mother.

3. ______________ chides Anna by asking why she does not just go ahead and marry Burton for the money.
(a) Pale.
(b) Maria.
(c) Larry.
(d) Robbie.

4. Robbie once thought Anna would make a good _________, and she admits to Pale that she likes it.
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Choreographer.
(d) Nurse.

5. What does Anna slip on when he hears the yelling and the banging on the door?
(a) Bathrobe.
(b) Lingerie.
(c) T-shirt and jeans.
(d) Hapi coat.

6. Curse words fly as Pale continues to talk about trying to find a ___________ when he is talking with Anna.
(a) Parking space.
(b) Date.
(c) Drink.
(d) Joint.

7. What does the Flying Dutchman's love do which breaks the curse imposed upon him?
(a) Hangs herself.
(b) Kills herself.
(c) Jumps into the sea.
(d) Comes on the ship with him.

8. Pale admits that he might have done some __________ earlier in the evening when Anna asks.
(a) Meth.
(b) Acid.
(c) Marijuana.
(d) Cocaine.

9. Anna decides it is far too early to go to _______________ and Larry agrees with her.
(a) Wake.
(b) The graveyard.
(c) Bed.
(d) The store.

10. What is the name of the women that the Flying Dutchman meets and who falls in love with him?
(a) Cornelia.
(b) Bridget.
(c) Anna.
(d) Senta.

11. What is the look that Anna ascribes to the men in Robbie's family, though they all sort of look like him, too?
(a) High end.
(b) Poverty.
(c) Blue collar.
(d) White collar.

12. How many years had it been since Robbie had even seen his parents, showing just how distant they'd become?
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

13. Larry rejects the idea that Hollywood is a bunch of whores, saying that his job as a(n) ______________ makes him a whore as well.
(a) Advertising worker.
(b) Model.
(c) Actor.
(d) Dancer.

14. Who is described as being well-built and sexy in his mid-thirties and is wearing a nice suit?
(a) Pale.
(b) Larry.
(c) Burton.
(d) Dominic.

15. The family is not aware of the sexuality of Robbie, and they refer to Anna as his ______________.
(a) Wife.
(b) Trollop.
(c) Girlfriend.
(d) Beard.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Anna signed up for since she wants to purge her body of all of the movements that she has been teaching?

2. Anna will be traveling to another company to teach ______________ dance, and she is leaving the next day.

3. Burton explains his work is about the wives of ____________ and the longing they experience.

4. What is the "real" name of Pale that he reveals to Anna though few people actually call him this?

5. What has Anna not been able to do in a few days, so she is feeling stiff and out of sorts?

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