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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 would happen to Charlotte if she broke her oath?

2. Which of the following does not characterize Charlotte's appearance during the war?

3. For how many years did Charlotte operate the tavern under the nose of the Communists?

4. Who was Charlotte's aunt?

5. Which of the following miniature pieces does Charlotte not remove from the jewelry box?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does John approach Doug with Charlotte's story?

2. What does Charlotte discover about dressing in women's clothing and how does Tante Luise react?

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

4. How is Charlotte described?

5. Who is Doug and what lengths has he gone to to interview Charlotte?

6. How does Charlotte come to kill her father?

7. How does the play begin?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is your perspective on the way Dough Wright ends the play. Does he project a note of hope or the continuance of human beings struggling with the human condition? Give your perspective and two reasons to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the concept of loneliness as it exhibits in the story. Which of the characters are lonely? Are they all lonely in some way? Explain the loneliness and the methods and attempts to overcome it.

Essay Topic 3

Much of Charlotte's story takes place as Germany and the world are experiencing the atrocities inflicted by Hitler and the Nazi party. Explain the significance of these political and cultural events on Charlotte. How would Charlotte's life be different today? Explain.

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