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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 Jimmy call his mother?
2. What is the name of the play Harry Goldweiser wants Ellen to star in?
3. What is the motto above the man's head in the King C. Gillette ad?
4. Who does Phil Sandbourne think has done more for the city of New York than any other man living?
5. Where does Mother McCree say she lost her husband?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where does Stan think Elaine should live instead of with all the actors?
2. How does Fifi Waters act when she finally gets to the restaurant?
3. Why does the girl in the forget-me-not hat confront Emile in the street?
4. How does Nicky Schatz set up the burglary of the apartment where Stan and Elaine are having an affair?
5. What does Stan say to Jimmy about languages?
6. Why does the barkeep at the saloon tell Thatcher that it is no good to save money?
7. Why does Nellie call George "Mr. Baldwin"?
8. What happens when Ellen runs her hand through her husband John's hair on the train?
9. What does Bud witness at the corner of West Broadway and Franklin Street while he is eating peanuts?
10. Why does Mrs. Olafson say that life is really going to be worth living now?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Many men fawn all over Ellen as she becomes famous on Broadway. How does she react to different advances of the men in her life? Which one does she really love? What does she say about herself regarding her love for this man?
Essay Topic 2
Why does Tony resist his homosexuality? What toll does it take on his self-esteem? What steps does he take to try to change himself?
Essay Topic 3
Advertising on a large scale is touched on in the book. Pick a few instances where advertising is being described. What does the author mean by including them in various places? How does it affect the characters?
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