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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 does the photographer think his subject feels?

2. What is on the table when Alexa and Wyler meet for the first time?

3. Who did Alexa's father spend her inheritance on?

4. What is Act 1 subtitled?

5. Alexa says Wyler is ". . . not the person you were born . . . You're the person . . ." What?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Wyler call some of Alexa's previous victims?

2. What happened to Skunk's money, according to Alexa?

3. How does Ronald describe the people Alexa works with?

4. How does Alexa describe the reactions people will have when they see Wyler in the suit?

5. Why does Wyler stop by Mike's loft in Act 2, Scene 8?

6. Who is Swen?

7. What story does Alexa tell Wyler about Bethany Vance?

8. Who is Morris Kaden?

9. How does Alexa "kill" Michael each time she tells the story of his death?

10. How does Kaden react when Wyler goes to see him about Alexa in Act 2, Scene 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The narrator is an important role, if only an unseen character, in a play. What role does the narrator have in this play? How is the narrator important? What information does the narrator have that the characters do not? What is the narrator able to tell the audience/reader that the characters cannot? How is this important to a viewing or reading of the play? Use specific examples from the text in the response.

Essay Topic 2

Several characters in the play are on a quest for fame and fortune. What characters are involved in this quest? How does each try to achieve this goal? What characters succeed? What characters fail? Use specific examples from the text in the response.

Essay Topic 3

There are several references to the role and job of the writer in the play. According to the characters in the play, what is the role of the writer? According to the playwright, what is the role of the writer? Are these viewpoints similar or different? Why is the writer important or not important? Use specific examples from the text in the response.

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