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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What item does Charlotte place in the center of a table?
(a) A snowglobe.
(b) A velvet jewelry box.
(c) An iPod.
(d) A music box.

2. The author has written the play so that how many actors portray the characters?
(a) 10.
(b) 4.
(c) 7.
(d) 1.

3. The first scene of Act 1 is entitled ____________________________.
(a) A Diary of Sorts.
(b) And the Band Played On.
(c) A Lecture on the Phonograph.
(d) Memories and Music.

4. Charlotte's friends and family say she is ______________.
(a) Old-fashioned.
(b) Daring.
(c) Amusing.
(d) Cunning.

5. Which of the following does Charlotte's father not threaten to shoot?
(a) His children.
(b) Charlotte.
(c) SS officers.
(d) His wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. Charlotte leads Doug and Jack on a tour of the museum that lasts how long?

2. While at her aunt's home, Charlotte learns the joys of ______________________.

3. What is the name of this scene regarding Charlotte's aunt?

4. Doug is impressed by Charlotte's ______________________________.

5. According to Charlotte, what crumbled along with the Berlin wall?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Charlotte discover about dressing in women's clothing and how does Tante Luise react?

2. How does Charlotte escape the Youth Prison?

3. Why is John hesitant to interview Charlotte himself?

4. How does Doug come to meet Charlotte?

5. What does the author, Doug Wright, explore in the first five sections of I AM MY OWN WIFE?

6. How does Charlotte come to kill her father?

7. What is Charlotte's punishment for killing her father?

8. Why does Charlotte bring a phonograph onto the stage?

9. What is the scene entitled "Translating Tante Luise" about?

10. What role does the book, DIE TRANSVESTITEN, play in Charlotte's life?

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