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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Maria say about discipline and courage in Act I?
(a) They are over-rated.
(b) She doesn't need them.
(c) They are the foundation of a proper operatic career.
(d) She lacks both.

2. What does Maria tell the audience they should not do during Act I?
(a) Shout.
(b) Sing.
(c) Heckle.
(d) Applaud.

3. Maria tells the audience it's not a performance but a:
(a) Sham.
(b) Classroom.
(c) Group activity.
(d) Rehearsal.

4. What is Manny's job?
(a) Accompanist.
(b) Stage hand.
(c) Librarian.
(d) Music teacher.

5. In Act I, Maria complains that the theater is too:
(a) Muffled.
(b) Hot.
(c) Cold.
(d) Loud.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who brings a cushion for Maria's chair?

2. Who returns her music score to Sophie in Act I?

3. What didn't Maria have as she walked back and forth to the conservatory during World War II?

4. Who is Sophie de Palma?

5. What does Maria request during Act I from the stage hand?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Maria do when Sophie cannot translate the Italian verse?

2. Describe how Sharon insults Maria after she's been criticized.

3. When Maria's aria ends, what is the back stage lit up as and what does Maria remember?

4. How does Maria say she felt during her great performances?

5. Describe Sophie's expectations from the master class after she has sung her aria and Maria leaves the stage.

6. What does Maria tell Sharon about applause toward the end of Act II?

7. While she's waiting for Sharon to make a final entrance, in what way does Maria engage with the audience?

8. Describe the setting of the stage for Act II.

9. How does Sophie respond when Maria criticizes her lack of emotion as a performer?

10. What is Maria's definition of that "something special" a singer has that sets her off from the crowd?

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