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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 did Vogel do when other projects came along, whiles she was working on Indecent?

2. Why does Sholem have Peretz read the part of Yekel?

3. How is the troupe first noticed by the audience?

4. When Mrs. Peretz enters, for what is the excitement in the house not good?

5. What type of plays do the men at the salon want, regarding the Jewish people?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Vogel and Taichman do that led to a first draft in two weeks?

3. Describe the language used in the play.

4. When and why was The God of Vengeance put on trial?

5. What do most of the men believe is the role of Jewish theater?

6. Why had Rebecca Taichman reached out to Paula Vogel?

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

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

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

10. How do the men in the salon react to Rifkele and Manke’s embrace? Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The members of the troupe play multiple roles in the play, as well as form an ensemble/chorus. What is the purpose of the ensemble when it is not directly related to the scene taking place? How does the playwright also use song and dance to support the story? Does Vogel and the direction by Taichmann effectively use the ensemble to either help tell the story or give insight into the setting, characters, and/or plot? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

In the preface Paula Vogel explains what led to her collaboration with Rebecca Taichman. What does she say about this collaboration? Why does she believe this was a collaboration of a lifetime? How does the information in the preface regarding this collaboration prepare the reader for the play ahead? What other information from the preface is important for the reader prior to reading the play?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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