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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 has shown a flare for the dramatic since they were small?
(a) Geoffrey.
(b) Stella.
(c) Dawn.
(d) Meredith.

2. What extra job does Stella take on for this production?
(a) Talking with the press.
(b) Running the lights.
(c) Creating the playbill.
(d) Prepares props.

3. Who talks Stella into auditioning despite her cold feet?
(a) Uncle Vernon.
(b) Lily.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her mother.

4. What is Stella's main job for this production?
(a) Help with any forgotten lines.
(b) Adjust props.
(c) Run the lights.
(d) Adjust costumes.

5. What is a mystery about Geoffrey to Stella?
(a) His sophisticated words.
(b) His accent.
(c) His sense of humor.
(d) His clothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the people at the theater receive Stella?

2. Why do Stella and Geoffrey stand in for the actors?

3. What is Stella's own stature?

4. Who walks across the stage and looks out into the empty seats at the beginning of the book?

5. Where does Meredith go once he leaves the hotel?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where do Meredith, Bunny, and Stella go for tea and what happens when they get there?

2. How does Stella try to defend herself to Meredith at the beginning of the book?

3. What are Stella's jobs for the production?

4. When do the actors have access to the stage and what is wrong with it?

5. Who is George and what is his assignment?

6. What does Stella do after her bath in Chapter 3?

7. What does Meredith ask Stella when she hands him his sandwich?

8. Why does Meredith bring up the note?

9. Who has gotten Stella an audition?

10. What does the book say that Meredith intends to write to Hilary?

(see the answer keys)

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