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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does not characterize Charlotte's appearance during the war?
(a) Fake glasses.
(b) Girl's shoes.
(c) Mother's coat.
(d) Long blonde hair.

2. According to John, Charlotte's file portrays her as what?
(a) A lesbian.
(b) A spy.
(c) A Communist.
(d) A philanthropist.

3. For what publication does John Marks write?
(a) U.S. News & World Report.
(b) The Wall Street Journal.
(c) The Washington Post.
(d) The New York Times.

4. Who is Minna Mahlich?
(a) A governess.
(b) A barmaid.
(c) A translationist.
(d) A spy.

5. What is the topic of the scene titled "Vaterland"?
(a) Charlotte's boyhood.
(b) The industrial revolution.
(c) Austrian politics.
(d) French history.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following items is Charlotte not wearing as the play opens?

2. Who confronts Charlotte in an air raid shelter during the war?

3. With what does Charlotte kill her father?

4. Why does Dough say he is going to sell his car?

5. For how long is Charlotte sentenced to the Youth Prison?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Charlotte described?

2. How is Charlotte spared being recruited into the SS army?

3. What circumstances cause Charlotte to return to her father's home?

4. What information does Charlotte share about the phonograph and her record collection?

5. What nuances does Charlotte relate to listening to different types of music on the phonograph?

6. What role does the book, DIE TRANSVESTITEN, play in Charlotte's life?

7. What does the author, Doug Wright, explore in the first five sections of I AM MY OWN WIFE?

8. What is Charlotte's punishment for killing her father?

9. What is contained in the velvet jewelry box Charlotte places on a table?

10. How did Tante Luise scare Charlotte's father into leaving his family alone while at her home?

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