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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. How long did Lotto and Mathilde date before they eloped?

2. How old was Antoinette when she met Sallie?

3. In "The Antigonad," what language does the chorus sing in?

4. What color wedding dress does Go begin to weave after singing with Ros?

5. In Chapter 7 of Fates, how long does it take Lancelot to calm down after calling his mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Pete serve Miranda to eat and drink in Act 1, Scene 1 of "Ship of Fools"?

2. Who are the main characters in "Ship of Fools"?

3. Why were Lotto's comments at the symposium just a small bit of news that doesn't last long?

4. What happens when a man comes to speak to Lotto after his play "Eleanor of Aquitaine"?

5. What does Ladybird think about Olivia in the play Lotto writes in 2003?

6. In Chapter 10 of Fates, what does Lotto imagine his mother tells him about marriage?

7. What does Phoebe Delmar think of Lotto's play, "Gacy"?

8. Who was Leo Sen and what happened to him?

9. What happens to Lancelot as he leaves a plane at the beginning of Chapter 5?

10. Where is "The House in the Grove" set and who are the characters in Act II, Scene I?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mathilde hired a private investigator to research Chollie. Why did Mathilde hire an investigator to find information on Chollie and what were her motives for getting the information?

Essay Topic 2

Chollie waited more than 20 years to tell Lotto and Mathilde that he knew about Mathilde's affair. Why did Chollie wait so long to say anything and what were his motives for passing on the information?

Essay Topic 3

Mathilde went to live in America when she was eleven. With whom did Mathilde live and what was her relationship with her uncle during the years she lived with him?

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