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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who refuses to be sent home?

2. Where is the bouquet of flowers located?

3. How does Maria respond to Manny's information about who left the flowers?

4. Who is Verdi?

5. What happens to Maria's voice when she sings Sharon's Lady Macbeth aria?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Maria's enthusiasm for winning over an audience. Using a memory of one of her performances, discuss how and when she knows she has won.

Essay Topic 2

In Act II, Maria says, "There is only discipline, technique and Mut." Discuss the examples that Maria gives from her own past that show her implementing these three things in her singing career.

Essay Topic 3

Describe Maria's reaction to Tony when he first comes on stage. Does Tony's character get preferential treatment because Maria finds him handsome? Why does she want to send him home? In what ways is her opinion of him changed once he sings?

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