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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. Who could not afford to buy oranges during the war?
(a) Stage hand.
(b) Maria.
(c) Sophie.
(d) Anthony.
2. What does Maria tell Manny about her sense of humor?
(a) It is always respectful.
(b) He will never get it.
(c) She doesn't have one.
(d) He will come to understand it.
3. Who drops to her knees and sings part of La Sonnambula?
(a) Maria.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Christine.
(d) Sophie.
4. Who returns her music score to Sophie in Act I?
(a) Another student.
(b) Manny.
(c) Maria.
(d) Stage hand.
5. Who is Rosa Ponselled, Giudetta Pasta, Lotte Lehmann and Zinka Milanov?
(a) World's great sopranos.
(b) Neighbors of Maria's.
(c) Sophie's former teachers.
(d) Juilliard adminstrators.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Maria say about singing at the beginning of Act I?
2. What is the relationship between Maria and Aristotle Onassis?
3. Who says "know your limitations" in Act I?
4. How many acts are there in the play Master Class?
5. Who says, "She's wearing so many diamonds she can scarcely move her arms..."?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did one student do out of admiration of Maria's singing at the height of her career?
2. Give two examples of how Maria tries to heighten Sharon's emotional response to the Verdi opera.
3. How does Sophie respond when Maria criticizes her lack of emotion as a performer?
4. Describe Tony's character.
5. Describe Maria's entrance onto the stage at the beginning of Act II.
6. What is Maria's definition of that "something special" a singer has that sets her off from the crowd?
7. What does Maria say Onassis wanted her to do about her musical career?
8. Describe Maria's physical appearance at the height of her career.
9. What does Maria do when Sharon does not return to the stage?
10. While she's waiting for Sharon to make a final entrance, in what way does Maria engage with the audience?
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