View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wants to play Alexa's father in her movie?

2. What is Alexa's husband's name?

3. Why does Ronald let Alexa stay in the dressing room?

4. What is the mood like at the end of Act 1, Scene 1?

5. What production does Alexa compare to their meal in Act 1, Scene 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Alexa contact Ginny?

2. Describe the setting of Act 1, Scene 2.

3. How does Alexa "kill" Michael each time she tells the story of his death?

4. How does Alexa find her victims, according to Kaden?

5. How does Wyler describe Alexa to Ronald?

6. What story does Alexa tell Wyler about Bethany Vance?

7. How does Alexa react to Wyler writing in a composition book?

8. What type of picture does Wyler want of himself?

9. Who is Swen?

10. Why do Kaden and Illya call Wyler in Act 2, Scene 6?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Setting and scene background are extremely important to a play. Why is setting and scenery important to a play? What are the various setting used in this play? How are they important to the action of the play? How does the setting add to the action? Use specific examples from the text in the response.

Essay Topic 2

Before Alexa became Alexa, she was Brenda Gelb from Pennsylvania. Describe the transformation that Brenda makes to become Alexa Vere de Vere. What prompts this transformation? How does she accomplish changing her personality and actions to fit Alexa instead of Brenda? Use specific examples from the text in the response.

Essay Topic 3

Love is also an underlying theme in the play. How is love portrayed in the play? What characters experience love? What characters lack love? How does love or the lack thereof influence the play's storyline? Use specific examples from the text in the response.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 733 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample