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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. Who is Alexa "flanked by" when she is in London?

2. What animal does Alexa call Wyler?

3. Who is the photographer's assistant?

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

5. Where at JFK does Alexa say she will meet Wyler?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Wyler contact Ginny?

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

3. How does Kaden react when Wyler goes to see him about Alexa in Act 2, Scene 2?

4. Describe the opening setting of Act 2, Scene 5.

5. Who is Swen?

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

7. Where did Mike meet Alexa?

8. Why does Alexa tell Wyler she has been self-absorbed when they are on the ferry?

9. What does Wyler do as Kaden lists names of people he knows Alexa has scammed?

10. Why does Alexa contact Ginny?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Each of the acts is subtitled "Life" and "Art," respectively. Why are these subtitles used? What additional information can the reader infer about the act based on the subtitle? Could these subtitles be changed? What might they be changed to? Use specific examples from the text in the response.

Essay Topic 2

Plays are divided into acts and the acts into scenes. Why does a playwright divide the story this way? How is the addition or subtraction of scene a useful tool in playwriting? How do the divisions aid the audience/reader?

Essay Topic 3

The narrator is an important role, if only an unseen character, in a play. What role does the narrator have in this play? How is the narrator important? What information does the narrator have that the characters do not? What is the narrator able to tell the audience/reader that the characters cannot? How is this important to a viewing or reading of the play? Use specific examples from the text in the response.

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