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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. Charlotte tells the group of reporters a story about _____________.

2. Why are Charlotte and Alfred's friends remaining silent during his incarceration?

3. Who is Dieter Jorgensen?

4. Alfred learns that clocks are a hot commodity to ____________________.

5. To whom does Alfred will all his belongings?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Charlotte compare herself to the miniature furniture which is broken or flawed in some way?

2. How does the author plant a seed of doubt in the reader's mind about whether or not Charlotte was an informant?

3. What does Alfred tell Charlotte in a letter?

4. Who accosts Charlotte as she attempts to return to her limo after appearing on Ziggy's show?

5. How successful is Alfred and Charlotte's clock business?

6. Who is Ziggy Fluss and what name does he call Charlotte?

7. What news does Charlotte share on Ziggy's show?

8. How are John and Doug at odds about what to write regarding Charlotte's story?

9. What does Doug share with the audience about how Charlotte died?

10. What role did Charlotte assume in order to visit Alfred in prison?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the overall setting for the play. Why does Wright use the setting he does? What is the time period of the story? How important is the time period to the attitudes and issues of the characters?

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

Much of Charlotte's story takes place as Germany and the world are experiencing the atrocities inflicted by Hitler and the Nazi party. Explain the significance of these political and cultural events on Charlotte. How would Charlotte's life be different today? Explain.

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