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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. After a Night in Jail begins with who waiting outside the jail for the cast to be bailed out?

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

3. Why are there a great deal of police in the theatre?

4. Why has the rain scene been removed from the Broadway script?

5. What is the name of the bar in which Lemml spends time with a drunk Eugene O’Neill?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do both Madje and Sholem feel about his trip abroad to learn more about the pogroms?

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

3. What are Freida's and Elsa's responses regarding being Jewish?

4. What is Rabbi Silverman's beliefs regarding the underground Jewish prostitution ring?

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

6. What does Virginia say that shocks Dorothee?

7. What upsets Reina the most about being fired?

8. What is Rabbi Silverman's response regarding plays like The God of Vengeance?

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

10. Why is the rain scene cut from the Broadway script?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Both Yiddish and English are spoken or used as subtitles throughout the play. How does this add to the play and the culture of the characters? How does the use of Yiddish from the very beginning of the play help to set the scene? The playwright describes the use of dialects to distinguish the understanding of English from one character to another. Do you find this to be a creative and useful way to show this distinction? Why or why not? Why might the playwright have decided to put so much focus on language in this play?

Essay Topic 2

After being bailed from jail, Esther reflects on the perfect English of the prostitutes she encountered. What does she say? What does her response reveal about her? How is her comment about the prostitutes reflective of other characters throughout this play?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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