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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. Who accompanies Doug to the interview to translate?

2. John Marks writes to his friend, Doug, about events in which country?

3. The owner of the tavern wanted the gay clientele because they were well behaved and ____________________.

4. Charlotte tells Doug that her father was ______________.

5. What is Mulack-Ritze?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How is Charlotte described?

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

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

6. How does the play begin?

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

8. What role does the book, DIE TRANSVESTITEN, play in Charlotte's life?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author uses several instances of irony in the play. One example is the huge irony that Charlotte feels like a female but was born a male. Cite at least three other examples you can identify in the story and note why they are examples of irony.

Essay Topic 2

The phonograph and records are very prominent elements in Charlotte's life and almost seem to become characters of their own. How does the author use them in his staging? Explain how an inanimate object or characteristic can be a character.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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