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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why could Leo and Max go to jail?
(a) They are going to steal someone's play.
(b) They are going to use illegal immigrants to build their set.
(c) They are going to burn down their theater and collect on the insurance.
(d) They are going to commit fraud with a bad musical.

2. What is the point of the sound effect at the end of act 1, scene 4?
(a) It shows they are at a jazz bar.
(b) It shows that Max is losing his mind.
(c) It shows time passing.
(d) It shows Leo's fear.

3. Why does Roger initially refuse to direct the musical?
(a) He does not want to deal with any Germans.
(b) The topic offends him.
(c) He thinks the war matter is too depressing.
(d) He is afraid that he has lost his touch.

4. What year is it as the play begins?
(a) 1969.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1953.
(d) 1949.

5. What game must Max play with Hold Me-Touch Me in act 1, scene 9?
(a) "The Hairless Chihuahua and the Well-Hung Great Dane."
(b) "The Swedish MilkMaid and the Well-Hung Carpenter."
(c) "The Little Mermaid and the Angry Shark."
(d) "The Ant and the Spider."

6. Who answers the door at Roger's apartment in act 1, scene 7?
(a) Gaia Ghia Carmina.
(b) Carman Miranda.
(c) Maria Chinquito Poquito de la Barcelona.
(d) Carmen Ghia.

7. Which character is NOT singing about Max and Leo at the end of act 1, scene 9?
(a) Franz.
(b) Mr. Marks.
(c) Ulla.
(d) Roger.

8. What does Max tell Leo about producers and money in act 1, scene 8?
(a) Producers should tell people they are investing their own money, but really do not.
(b) A producer should never invest his own money in a production.
(c) Producers should put at least five percent of their income into the show.
(d) Producers should always put their own money in a show to maximize profits.

9. What is Leo's dream job?
(a) Broadway producer.
(b) Broadway actor.
(c) Broadway director.
(d) Broadway choreographer.

10. What is the purpose of the song Max and Leo sing in act 1, scene 4?
(a) It cements their partnership.
(b) They argue about whose name goes first on the marquee.
(c) They are arguing about their play.
(d) They agree to not get in each other's way.

11. From what classic work is Bialystock's latest flop in act 1, scene 1 adapted?
(a) Oedipus.
(b) Othello.
(c) Hamlet.
(d) Macbeth.

12. In Leo's fantasy in act 1, scene 3, what is glowing on the marquee?
(a) His name.
(b) Max's name.
(c) The play's name.
(d) His wife's name.

13. How do Max and Leo take the oath when Franz is not looking?
(a) They stick out their middle fingers.
(b) They cross their fingers.
(c) They switch hands.
(d) They lower their arms.

14. What does Leo give his boss at the end of act 1, scene 3?
(a) A report about Max's fraudulent spending.
(b) The books from Funny Boy.
(c) His pencils and accountant's visor.
(d) A script he wrote that Marks can give to Max.

15. How much money does Max say they need for their plan to work?
(a) Five million dollars.
(b) Three million dollars.
(c) Two hundred thousand dollars.
(d) Two million dollars.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what position does Leo find Max in act 1, scene 4?

2. What oath must Leo and Max take when they meet Franz?

3. According to the three old ladies in act 1, scene 9, what do they really want in life?

4. What song do Roger and his team sing in act 1, scene 7?

5. To whom do Max and Leo swear their allegiance, per the oath with Franz?

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