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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 the oath require Charlotte to do?

2. According to John, Charlotte's file portrays her as what?

3. According to Charlotte, what crumbled along with the Berlin wall?

4. What did Charlotte's aunt raise?

5. For how long is Charlotte sentenced to the Youth Prison?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is Charlotte described?

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

4. What information does Charlotte share about the phonograph and her record collection?

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

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

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

8. How does the play begin?

9. How does Charlotte escape the Youth Prison?

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 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 Charlotte. What are her physical characteristics? What are her motivations? What are her fears? What are her dreams? What else can you say about Charlotte?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the taboo of transvestism in the early-20th century. Compare and contrast transvestism in the early-20th century to transvestism in the 21st century. What major changes have occurred, both positive and negative?

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