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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. How often does Stark go to the beach?

2. Act One takes place during what time of year?

3. Where does Act 1 take place?

4. At the end of Act 2, Scene 1, Cleo asks Stark for what?

5. What quality does Belle admire about Stark?

Short Essay Questions

1. What personal desire does Cleo reveal to Mr. Wax?

2. At the end of Act 2, Scene 1, what happens between Cleo and Stark?

3. Why does Cleo tell Stark she doesn't care for Belle?

4. Cleo claims Stark is ashamed of her. Why?

5. Why does Cleo want Stark to be jealous of Mr. Wax?

6. What conflict exists between Belle and Stark at the beginning of Rocket to the Moon?

7. What is Cleo's opinion of marriage and why?

8. What does Belle confront Cleo about in Act 1?

9. What does Mr. Wax notice is special about Cleo?

10. At the end of Act 3, why does Stark no longer feel guilty for his actions?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many of the characters in Rocket to the Moon struggle with dreams that will never be fulfilled.

1) Which characters suffer from unfilled goals?

2) Which characters still plan to fulfill their dreams?

3) Which characters create an obstacle for another to fulfill their dreams?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the decision made by Cleo to stop dating Mr. Wax.

1) Determine why Cleo dated him in the first place.

2) Analyze what Mr. Wax had to offer her.

3) Discuss why Cleo made the choice against him.

Essay Topic 3

Many of the characters in Rocket to the Moon enter the story with a problem. Select a character from Rocket to the Moon.

1) What problem does this character have?

2) How do the events in Rocket to the Moon help the character face up to the problem?

3) Is the problem resolved by the end of Rocket to the Moon?

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