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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. What does Alfred wear?

2. Charlotte's mother had told her it was fine to ______________________.

3. Why does Charlotte bristle at the reporters' questions?

4. Who accosts Charlotte as she leaves the TV studio?

5. How many Germans was an informant at the time?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Alfred tell Charlotte in a letter?

2. How does Charlotte inform on Alfred regarding the black market clocks?

3. What does John tell Doug about the inconsistencies in Charlotte's story?

4. What is the situation in which Charlotte reveals how this play got its title?

5. What are two opposing views regarding Charlotte's losing the Medal of Honor?

6. How does Charlotte evade Ziggy's questions about moving in order to save her reputation?

7. Who is Ziggy Fluss and what name does he call Charlotte?

8. What does Doug share with the audience about how Charlotte died?

9. Who does Alfred learn has a big interest in German clocks?

10. Who is BLANK in the scene called "Erasure?"

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the concept of hypocrisy in the play. How is it evidenced? Who are the main abusers? Cite examples to support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

I AM MY OWN WIFE is a classic story of betrayal and survival. What does that classification entail? Why does this play fit into this category? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the concept of loneliness as it exhibits in the story. Which of the characters are lonely? Are they all lonely in some way? Explain the loneliness and the methods and attempts to overcome it.

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