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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. What does Stella use her bathroom mirror for?

2. What is Rose doing about the problem they find at the stage in Chapter 5?

3. Who talks Stella into auditioning despite her cold feet?

4. How does Stella deliver her audition piece?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Meredith doing at the beginning of Chapter 4?

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

3. Who is George and what is his assignment?

4. What does Rose tell Meredith about Stella at the beginning of the book?

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

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

7. What is Meredith expecting as he looks out toward the empty seats of the theater?

8. What happens ten days before Stella's audition, and what does Uncle Vernon do in response?

9. What response does Meredith receive from the people at the cafe?

10. What does Stella do when arriving home from her date with Geoffrey?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Bunny starts covering things up for the actors right from the beginning of the book in the flash-forward. This seems to be the only job responsibility that Bunny has with his job. Analyze the different situations that Bunny helps cover up in the book and tell why having a person perform Bunny's job would be an asset to a production company.

Essay Topic 2

How has the war physically and emotionally wounded the people of Liverpool? Draw specific examples from the book including the stories that Stella tells about the men from the boarding house.

Essay Topic 3

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

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