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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 Girl leave for the day desk clerk?

2. With whom does Suzy enter the hotel lobby?

3. What does the Girl ask Millie about the Hotel Baltimore ghosts?

4. What does Jackie then try to do to Bill?

5. What does Bill suggest that the Girl do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Mr. Morse's response when he comes out of the closet?

2. How does the the Girl refocus the conversation after Suzy's second exit?

3. Why does Paul leave the hotel?

4. What does Mrs. Bellotti say to Mr. Katz?

5. What takes place at the beginning of Act 3 between April, Mr. Morse, the Girl, and Bill?

6. What does Paul inquire of Mrs. Oxenham?

7. What does the Girl suggest to Paul about his grandfather?

8. What does Bill suggest the Girl do to help out? Why does she not do it?

9. Describe Suzy's entrance into the scene.

10. How does Mrs. Bellotti react when she cannot persuade Mr. Katz to let her son stay?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jackie and Jamie are siblings.

Part 1) How does Jackie feel about Jamie? Why?

Part 2) Give an example from the play showing how Jackie feels about Jamie.

Part 3) What does Jackie do to Jamie that is shocking? Why does she do this?

Essay Topic 2

Mr. Katz is the hotel manager.

Part 1) What is his significance in the play?

Part 2) Why do many of the characters desire to speak with him?

Part 3) What does he seem to think about the fate of the hotel? Why?

Essay Topic 3

The author is trying to tell the reader that a person's circumstances do not define him or her.

Part 1) How do circumstances not define a person, according to the author?

Part 2) Give two examples of this from the play.

Part 3) Do you agree with the author? Why or why not?

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