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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 Stella get to the post office?

2. Who ignores Stella's moodiness because they believe her audition is a great opportunity for her?

3. Why does Stella take a step back at the beginning of the book?

4. What is the name of the leading man?

5. Who asks Meredith to go for coffee before rehearsal?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Stella do with Meredith's note?

2. Who has gotten Stella an audition?

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

4. Why does Uncle Vernon not go to Stella's audition?

5. What actions will Rose take at the end of Chapter 0?

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

7. What does Stella realize about the theater in the fifth chapter?

8. Why is Stella displeased when she begins her work at the theater?

9. Who is George and what is his assignment?

10. Who are the two men departing the theater as Stella arrives and where are they going?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Tell of all the unique technical aspects that are given into the backstage world of the company preparing for the production of Peter Pan.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Meredith and Stella's characters. Be sure to discuss both of these characters actions and their attitudes about themselves and others.

Essay Topic 3

The teddy bear left in the empty theater seat during the flash-forward has multiple symbolic meanings. The reader is not aware of all of the meanings until the end of the book. Write about all the different symbolic meanings that the teddy bear carries.

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