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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. Which word describes the hotel where Scene 1 takes place?

2. What quality does Madame Rosepettle admit to not being?

3. Does Jonathan deliberately try to make the bellboys upset?

4. Who does the author suggest will become Madame Rosepettle's next lover?

5. How many men are moving the object?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Madame Rosepettle react to the commodore?

2. In what way is Scene 3 dream-like?

3. What is Rosalie's job? Does she enjoy it?

4. Are the characters of Jonathan and the commodore similar? In what way?

5. Why do many characters have "rose" incorporated into their names? What do you think this symbolizes?

6. Why does Madame Rosepettle refer to Jonathan by different names each time she speaks to him?

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

8. Describe Jonathan and his surroundings at the beginning of Scene 3.

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

10. Do you like Rosalie? Why or why not?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Identify the concept of a tragic hero (or heroine). Describe one character in Kopit's play that you think can be described as a tragic hero, and explain what makes the character fit the description. Why does Kopit decide to include this particular character in his book? What does he or she represent?

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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