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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. Charlotte recalls her Tante Louise telling her to be as smart as __________________.
(a) A tack.
(b) The snakes.
(c) A whip.
(d) A razor.

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

3. What does Doug mistakenly tell his German class that he is wearing?
(a) A wig.
(b) Black lace panties.
(c) Unmatched socks.
(d) A camisole.

4. Who was Charlotte's aunt?
(a) Aunt Luise.
(b) Aunt Loretta.
(c) Aunt Lorene.
(d) Aunt Lulu.

5. What did the oath require Charlotte to do?
(a) Report homosexual friends.
(b) Report illegal activities.
(c) Spy on professors.
(d) Deny her gender preference.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Doug not tell Charlotte he is studying all the time?

2. What is the one thing that distinguishes Charlotte as a man?

3. What item does Charlotte place in the center of a table?

4. The book, DIE TRANSVESTITEN, discusses the balance of _________________________.

5. For how many years has Charlotte had her phonograph?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does the play begin?

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

5. How is Charlotte described?

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

7. How does Charlotte come to kill her father?

8. What is the scene entitled "Translating Tante Luise" about?

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

10. How does Charlotte explain the museum in "Das Gr'nderzeit Museum?"

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