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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 does Doug not tell Charlotte he is studying all the time?
2. What does Charlotte say she prefers to the radio?
3. What does Charlotte show Doug in her basement?
4. What is the name of the animal on the poster?
5. What does Charlotte discuss in the last scene called "Horns"?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is Doug and what lengths has he gone to to interview Charlotte?
2. What does the author, Doug Wright, explore in the first five sections of I AM MY OWN WIFE?
3. How is Charlotte's gender questioned during the war in the scene entitled "Are You a Boy or a Girl"?
4. How is Charlotte spared being recruited into the SS army?
5. What does Charlotte tell Doug about her childhood?
6. What nuances does Charlotte relate to listening to different types of music on the phonograph?
7. How does Charlotte come to kill her father?
8. What role does the book, DIE TRANSVESTITEN, play in Charlotte's life?
9. What was the Mulack-Ritze?
10. Who is John Marks and what is his relevance to the story?
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
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 3
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.
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