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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 did Charlotte buy from the tavern?

2. What did the oath require Charlotte to do?

3. Where did Charlotte's aunt live?

4. What is Charlotte's given name?

5. How did Charlotte say she escaped from the Youth Prison?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How is Charlotte described?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the role of transvestites in the early-20th century. What precedents do they feel compelled to follow? What restrictions do they have? What freedoms did they enjoy that transvestites of the 21st century do not?

Essay Topic 2

Create a character study of Aunt Luise. What are her physical characteristics? What are her motivations? What are her fears? What are her dreams? What else can you say about Aunt Luise?

Essay Topic 3

The role of paternal influence is a strong one on Charlotte--but not in a positive way. Describe Charlotte's negative paternal influence and how she overcame it. Where did Charlotte's strongest identity role model come from? Was that surprising given her circumstances? Explain.

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