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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 does the moderator, Lotto, and the other participants in the symposium in Chapter 7 of Fates drink before the event?

2. What New Year is being celebrated in Chapter 3 of Fates?

3. Where does the character Go in Lancelot's play in Chapter 6 of Fates stay during the entire opera?

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

5. How old was Sallie when Antoinette met her?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Mathilde say is Lotto's gift and why?

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

4. Why does Lotto feel that Mathilde needs her sleep toward the end of 'Fates, Chapter 3' when he is awake using his laptop?

5. In Chapter 9 of Fates, what does Chollie ask a bartender to do?

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

7. What does Lotto feel when Mathilde tells him he can be a playwright?

8. Why is Mathilde angry with Lotto about the play "The Bats"?

9. Who does Rachel marry in 2006 and how long does her marriage last?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mathilde lived with her uncle from age 11-18. What type of relationship did Mathilde have with her uncle and why didn't they remain in touch after she left?

Essay Topic 2

Mathilde never had children. Why was Mathilde so against having children? What did she fear?

Essay Topic 3

Lotto learns that Mathilde had an affair. Why is Lotto so shocked to learn that Mathilde was unfaithful to him and how did the revelation affect him?

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