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

2. What are the real names of Reina and Dorothee?

3. In The Curtain Falls, how does Virginia change the blocking?

4. How does Freida respond when Lemml says that Sholem Asch is a genius?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the role of Benjamin Baillie?

2. Why does Schildkraut fire Reina?

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

4. What is the reason Eugene O'Neill gives for why the play is such a problem for the authorities?

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

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

7. What does Virginia say that shocks Dorothee?

8. What is the court's verdict?

9. Why is Sholem seen by a doctor?

10. How does Freida respond when Lemml calls Asch a genius? What is Lemml's response to her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Life in Europe takes a turn for the worse for the troupe and other Jews towards the end of the play. How is this foreshadowed? How does the playwright remind and/or educate the viewer on the atrocities of the Holocaust? Is this effective? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

The play begins with the troupe rising from the ground, pouring sawdust from their clothes. What is this meant to represent? What tone does this set for the play ahead? What does this foreshadow? Is this an effective way to prepare the audience for future events? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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