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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 nationality is Charlotte?

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

3. What is the name of this scene regarding Charlotte's aunt?

4. What type of building to Doug and John visit?

5. What does Charlotte discuss in the last scene called "Horns"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Charlotte's gender questioned during the war in the scene entitled "Are You a Boy or a Girl"?

2. How does Doug come to meet Charlotte?

3. What does Charlotte tell Doug about her childhood?

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

5. What poster does Charlotte point out to the audience?

6. Why did Charlotte recreate the tavern after the fall of The Berlin Wall?

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

8. How does Doug gain Charlotte's approval to write her story?

9. How does the play begin?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

The author presents the theme of alienation in several instances. Cite at least two examples of alienation in the play with explanation and support of your answers.

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