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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 is Alfred Kirschner?

2. Charlotte survived as a homosexual amidst the cruelty of the Nazis and _________________.

3. What document does Alfred complete?

4. Alfred asks Charlotte if he can sell clocks ____________________.

5. John tells Doug that Charlotte is ______________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why has Charlotte decided to move to Sweden?

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

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

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

5. What does Charlotte tell Doug about Alfred and her Stasi files?

6. What business proposition does Alfred have for Charlotte?

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

8. What does Charlotte recall about her first meeting with Alfred?

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

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

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 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 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?

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