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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. Where is the reporter from that will interview Stella?

2. Who is Dawn talking about when she says, "that girl" is in trouble?

3. Where do Meredith and Bunny go once leaving the after-party?

4. What do Meredith and Bunny laugh about at night in the hotel lounge?

5. Instead of staying home from the theater like instructed, where does Stella go?

Short Essay Questions

1. What has happened since Hilary received Meredith's telegram?

2. What is Stella's new role for the third play put on in the book?

3. Where is Dawn found after disappearing and what has happened to her?

4. What does Richard think about the situation with Dawn?

5. What does Stella say that she does to practice for bad situations?

6. What new job has Meredith given Stella in Chapter 6, and what is so funny about it?

7. Why does Stella not wear the coat that Lily got her?

8. Who is not feeling festive with Christmas approaching and why?

9. How does Geoffrey feel about Stella by Chapter 6?

10. What does Geoffrey say to Meredith at the after-party regarding how he is feeling about their relationship?

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

How does the author foreshadow Stella's phone call at the end of the book? Include how it is set up and ultimately how it ends.

Essay Topic 3

For most of the book Stella has not been a particularly sympathetic protagonist. At what point does this change for the reader and does the reader's heart go out to the emotionally damaged young woman? What causes this change?

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