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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. O’Neill believes that the court will claim that the problem with the show is what?
2. In Full Company Meeting: The Provincetown Playhouse, how does the cast respond when they learn that the Broadway production will not include the romantic rain scene at the end of the play?
3. Silverman denounces this play and is happy that what has happened?
4. Lemml has been told he needs to change his name to something more American. To what does he change it?
5. The judge says that, although theatre is not what, it should still reflect the moral values of the American people?
Short Essay Questions
1. What upsets Reina the most about being fired?
2. Why is the rain scene cut from the Broadway script?
3. How does Freida respond when Lemml calls Asch a genius? What is Lemml's response to her?
4. What does Virginia say that shocks Dorothee?
5. Who bails the cast out of jail?
6. How do both Madje and Sholem feel about his trip abroad to learn more about the pogroms?
7. What takes place in Cast and Producer Arrested for Obscenity?
8. What is Rabbi Silverman's beliefs regarding the underground Jewish prostitution ring?
9. Why is Sholem seen by a doctor?
10. What does Madje ask Sholem in this section about why the authorities might stop the show?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
When Lemml arrives in Staten Island, he refuses to cross the Asch home shvel, or threshold. Why? How is a threshold important in other parts of the play? Why might the playwright choose to give such importance to a home’s threshold?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
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?
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