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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 do the men think of the ending of the play?

2. In the end, why did Vogel not use the obscenity trial itself?

3. For every scene kept in Indecent, how many were thrown out?

4. What is the line that Madje says that is later used in the play and is read later on in this section in the salon reading?

5. Why does Nakhmen groan as they prepare to read Sholem's play?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Vogel say she did when other projects came along?

2. Where does Indecent take place?

3. Did Vogel end up including the trial in the play? Why or why not?

4. At the end of the reading of Sholem’s play, how do the responses of the men and Lemml differ?

5. When had Paula Vogel first heard about Rebecca Taichman?

6. Why are many of the men upset and horrified by what Yekel does with the Torah scroll?

7. How does this section end?

8. Why might it be important that Nakhmen state that his nephew, Lemml, has never seen a play?

9. What is done with the Torah scroll near the end of the reading of Sholem's play?

10. How does the playwright early on show why the play is titled Indecent?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Officer Bailie is instructed to allow The God of Vengeance performance to be completed before he arrests the cast. Why might this be? Why does he not arrest them earlier? Why is there a police presence and an arrest on Broadway but not in any previous American performances?

Essay Topic 2

Vogel gives information regarding the production history of Indecent. Why is this information included? What does this say about Vogel that it was important to include this information prior to the play? The Production History reveals that there were very few changes in the cast throughout the process of bringing this play to Broadway. Why might this be? What might this say about the casting of the play and the relationships between those involved?

Essay Topic 3

Sholem refuses, at the end of the play, to grant John Rosen’s request. What is his request? Why does Sholem deny him? What does this reveal about Sholem? How does Rosen respond to Sholem’s denial? What does this reveal about him? How might this also be a reflection of young Sholem vs old Sholem?

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