View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the beginning of Chapter 6 of Fates, where does Lancelot go?

2. On New Year's Eve in Chapter 3 of Fates, what hours does Lotto say that Mathilde has been working to support them?

3. Where was Lotto born?

4. Who is the female lead in "Ship of Fools"?

5. How old was Lotto when he first spent summers with Samuel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the name and topic of a play that Lotto writes in 2001?

2. Who was selected for a symposium on the future of theater in Chapter 7 of Fates?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does Mathilde suggest that Lotto do two weeks after his accident?

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

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

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

Lotto experiences abandonment first when his father dies. What are some times that Lotto experiences abandonment and how do those experiences shape the choices he makes?

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?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 750 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample