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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 type of room do the men enter as they are coming into the hotel room?

2. In what country does the play take place?

3. Where does Madame Rosepettle say she received the best treatment?

4. What does the person Madame Rosepettle plans to meet at the end of Scene 1 own?

5. How does Jonathan treat the bellboys?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Rosalie say to Madame Rosepettle in return? What does this tell you about her character?

2. What does the commodore think when Madame Rosepettle tells him about her husband?

3. How is Jonathan's loneliness described in Scene 2?

4. Do you notice any strengths of Madame Rosepettle's character in Scene 1? If so, what are they?

5. Describe the interaction between the third bellboy and Madame Rosepettle.

6. How is Rosalie's loneliness described in Scene 2?

7. How did Madame Rosepettle's husband finally die? Why did Madame Rosepettle find this funny?

8. What does Madame Rosepettle give the bellboys as a tip? What does this tell you about Madame Rosepettle?

9. How does Madame Rosepettle react to Rosalie being in Jonathan's room?

10. What does Madame Rosepettle want to teach Jonathan about how to treat other people?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How would you describe the development of the relationship between Jonathan and Rosalie? Why do you think Jonathan becomes so quickly attached to her? What benefits do both characters derive from the relationship?

Essay Topic 2

What is the tone of Oh Dad, Poor Dad? Why would Kopit choose to write the story in this type of tone? What impact does the tone have on the way the reader perceives the characters and sequence of events?

Essay Topic 3

Madame Rosepettle experiences flashbacks in this story that refer to her relationship with her dead husband. What do these flashbacks teach us about Madame Rosepettle? What purpose do the flashbacks serve in the story?

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