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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 Alfred wear?

2. What may Charlotte receive for her efforts in spying on Alfred?

3. To what country does Charlotte say she is moving?

4. What happened to Alfred's possessions when he was in jail?

5. Where had Charlotte first met Alfred?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are "The Three M's" in Charlotte's life?

2. What is the opinion of Josef R'diger regarding Charlotte's guilt as an informant?

3. How does Charlotte inform on Alfred regarding the black market clocks?

4. What is the disposition of Alfred's possessions as stated in his will?

5. What are two opposing views regarding Charlotte's losing the Medal of Honor?

6. What metaphor does Doug use when trying to decide what to write about Charlotte?

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

8. Who does Alfred learn has a big interest in German clocks?

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

10. How does Charlotte evade Ziggy's questions about moving in order to save her reputation?

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

Create a character study of Alfred. What are his physical characteristics? What are his motivations? What are his fears? What are his dreams? What else can you say about Michael?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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