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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 a Stasi agent accuse Alfred of?

2. Why does Charlotte bristle at the reporters' questions?

3. What does Alfred tell Charlotte to tell the Stasi when they come for her?

4. On what does Alfred write a note to Charlotte?

5. Who is Ziggy Fluss?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the situation in which Charlotte reveals how this play got its title?

5. What does Alfred tell Charlotte in a letter?

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

7. Why has Charlotte decided to move to Sweden?

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

9. What business proposition does Alfred have for Charlotte?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

I AM MY OWN WIFE is a classic story of betrayal and survival. What does that classification entail? Why does this play fit into this category? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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