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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 are Alexa and Wyler going after they pick up Swen?

2. What is the photographer's subject's real first name?

3. What animated character does Alexa reference in Act 1, Scene 4?

4. How does Alexa describe Wyler buying his first suit in Act 1, Scene 3?

5. Where does Act 2, Scene 2 begin?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the photographer think of Wyler as he is taking his picture?

3. Describe Alexa's wedding.

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

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

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

7. Why do Alexa's victims not stop her from scamming someone else?

8. Why did Wyler change his name?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The climax of the play occurs when Skunk attacks Wyler outside of the newsstand. Why does Skunk attach Wyler? How is this event the climax of the play? What occurs after Skunk attacks Wyler? What events does this attack put into motion? 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

The playwright uses several instances of foreshadowing throughout the play. Identify the uses of foreshadowing. How do these situations foreshadow later events in the play? Why are these events important? What does the audience/reader learn from these events that the characters in the play do not? Use specific examples from the text in the response.

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