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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. Why are these experiences important?

2. Why is Carmen thoughtful and sad?

3. What is no different than being a prostitute?

4. Why do none of the girls think of Carmen as their real friend?

5. What does the Prisoner confess to the Judge?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are the other girls no longer friends with Carmen?

2. What do the characters do when the Photographers arrive?

3. Why do Carmen and the Queen run out of the room?

4. What takes place in the cafe?

5. How do the others react when the Chief complains no one has wanted to pretend to be him?

6. What has the central committee been discussing?

7. What does Irma believe will happen to her business, if the rebels are successful?

8. How does Louis feel about Roger's beliefs regarding the revolution?

9. How do those on the balcony react to Chantal's appearance?

10. Describe the arrival of the Chief of Police.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The whorehouse's visitors who pretend to be the Bishop, the Judge, and the General play those roles in real life.

Part 1) How do they get this opportunity? How do they feel about playing these roles in public?

Part 2) How does this opportunity change them? Could they effectively continue to play these roles? Why or why not?

Part 3) How does this change affect their fates? What relevance does this have in real life?

Essay Topic 2

Photographers arrive to take pictures of the officials.

Part 1) What do the Photographers do with the officials? Why do they do this?

Part 2) What is the Queen's reaction to this? How does the Envoy respond to her reaction?

Part 3) What are your thoughts on both of their reactions? Are these the responses you would expected from them? Why or why not?

Part 4) What is the purpose of this scene? How is it relevant to your own life?

Essay Topic 3

Irma is left alone on stage at the end of the play.

Part 1) To where have all the other characters gone? Why have they left?

Part 2) How is Irma different from the officials at the end of the play?

Part 3) Why has the the author changed Irma in a way that is different from the other characters?

Part 4) What is the meaning of the end of the play? Why is Irma left alone? Why is her monologue the way it is?

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