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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. When Murray sits on the swivel chair, where does Sandra sit?
2. Whom does Murray call a grotesque cherub?
3. Whom does Nick do an impression of when Sandra is questioning him?
4. What does Murray state that Nick could easily turn into?
5. Whose bathrobe does Sandra use?
Short Essay Questions
1. Murray asks Nick why Nick hasn't told him about the situation at school and Nick replies that he hasn't seen Murray in a few days. Why haven't they seen each other and where has Nick been?
2. Describe Sandra.
3. When Nick enters in Act 3, Part 1, he states that because Murray has gone out to find a job that he has decided that he needs to take care of a matter also. What matter is this and what has Nick done?
4. Describe Leo's appearance as he enters Murray's apartment.
5. When Sandra tells Murray that "this morning" she thought he was going to go get a job, what does Murray start talking about?
6. Why does Murray want Arnold to get angry?
7. Sandra starts sobbing about a lot of different things that are frustrating her about her job and her life. Describe some of the things that she is crying about to Murray at the end of Act 1, Part 3.
8. Why does Albert think Nick should leave the room?
9. Why does Sandra consider herself not to be a leader?
10. When Albert takes Sandra aside to have a private conversation, what do they talk about?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The play takes place in Manhattan around the 1950s and 1960s. What elements does Herb Gardner add to the play to make you believe that you are looking in on someone living in Manhattan? Discuss ways that Gardner makes this believable. Discuss other people, places, or objects that are and could be included in the play that fit right in with the time period and place.
Essay Topic 2
How is the theme of selfishness shown in this play? Discuss the characters that are most affected by this theme and explain the way they are affected.
Essay Topic 3
Murray would be considered the protagonist in the play, A Thousand Clowns. Name at least two characters in the play that are antagonists and explain how they cause conflict. Cite specific examples from the play.
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