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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. How many records has Charlotte had during her lifetime?
(a) 1,500.
(b) 15.
(c) 150.
(d) 15,000.

2. Who were frequent patrons of Mulack-Ritze?
(a) University students.
(b) Politicians.
(c) Gays and lesbians.
(d) SS soldiers.

3. Who shut down the tavern?
(a) City government.
(b) The Communist government.
(c) Neighborhood Watch Association.
(d) SS soldiers.

4. Who confronts Charlotte in an air raid shelter during the war?
(a) Former school friends.
(b) SS officers.
(c) Red Cross workers.
(d) American soldiers.

5. What does Charlotte say she prefers to the radio?
(a) An iPod.
(b) A phonograph.
(c) A cassette tape.
(d) Live music.

Short Answer Questions

1. Charlotte's friends and family say she is ______________.

2. What did Charlotte's aunt never wear?

3. The author has written the play so that how many actors portray the characters?

4. What does Charlotte show Doug in her basement?

5. Who invented the phonograph?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is John hesitant to interview Charlotte himself?

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

4. Why does Charlotte bring a phonograph onto the stage?

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

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 the scene entitled "Translating Tante Luise" about?

9. Who is John Marks and what is his relevance to the story?

10. How does Doug come to meet Charlotte?

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