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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 the photographer think of his subject?

2. Why, according to Alexis, do writers always have the last word?

3. What film does Wyler reference in Act 1, Scene 3?

4. What clothing does the subject want to take the picture in?

5. Where are Wyler and Alexa at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Alexa want to meet with Wyler?

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

3. Why does Wyler go to the newsstand shop in Act 1, Scene 7?

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

5. How does Alexa describe the reactions people will have when they see Wyler in the suit?

6. Who is Amber?

7. How does the photographer respond to Wyler's photo setting request?

8. Who is Morris Kaden?

9. What does Alexa mean when she says, "No one pulls the cashmere over the eyes of a writer"?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The playwright uses the element of deus ex machina in the play. What is this stage element? What does it mean? How does the playwright use it? Is it effective or not? Use specific examples from the text in the response.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Alexa has gotten away with conning people numerous times before she cons Wyler, who then decides to go after her. Why has no one before Wyler tried to track down Alexa? What has stopped them? How has this enabled Alexa to continue conning people? In turn, what makes Wyler want to track down Alexa? Why is he different from the rest of her victims? Use specific examples from the text in the response.

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