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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why has the rain scene been removed from the Broadway script?
(a) The cost of having it rain on stage was too high.
(b) It has been decided that the uptown crowd can handle a brothel but not lesbian love.
(c) The actresses decided they were not comfortable with the scene.
(d) It was illegal to have homosexuality on the stage.

2. How does the troupe respond as Lemml speaks in poor German?
(a) They are annoyed.
(b) They ignore him.
(c) They become angry.
(d) They laugh.

3. How does O’Neill feel towards Asch?
(a) He is concerned about him.
(b) He is angry with him.
(c) He is frustrated with him.
(d) He admires him.

4. When Sholem tells Madje he is headed backstage to find the producer, what does he tell her to do?
(a) Find Lemml.
(b) Go back home.
(c) Try to avoid the attention of the police.
(d) Try to look like she is enjoying the show.

5. What is Sholem's response to Madje when she says they need to go to court?
(a) He says she should go without him.
(b) He says he can be ready in ten minutes.
(c) He says he cannot go.
(d) He says he is not feeling well.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dorothee NOT ask Virginia regarding what will shock her parents more?

2. What does the doctor NOT recommend for Sholem?

3. Silverman denounces this play and is happy that what has happened?

4. 1911, St. Petersburg is a repeat of the last few lines of the play, minus what?

5. In Officer Bailie Enters the Wings, the show is coming to an end, and Officer Bailie asks Asch to have the cast do what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What upsets Reina the most about being fired?

2. What does Madje ask Sholem in this section about why the authorities might stop the show?

3. In Sholem Asch Shows Lemml America, what does the troupe do, as an ensemble?

4. What does Asch share with the cast regarding the creation of this play at the first full cast meeting?

5. In 1923: Opening Night on Broadway, Intermission, why are the Aschs shocked?

6. What does Virginia say that shocks Dorothee?

7. What takes place in the play within the play in Beginning of Act Three?

8. What do Madje and Sholem decide is best for his health?

9. What is the response to Virginia's acting?

10. What is Rabbi Silverman's response to the cast being arrested?

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