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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. Why does Sholem want to change the way gentiles see Jews?

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

3. How does Esther treat the newly-cast Virginia?

4. In Opening Night at the Provincetown Playhouse: In the Wings how does Lemml respond to Virginia's first performance?

5. What does the doctor NOT recommend for Sholem?

Short Essay Questions

1. What upsets Reina the most about being fired?

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

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

4. Why does Schildkraut fire Reina?

5. Who bails the cast out of jail?

6. What takes place in Cast and Producer Arrested for Obscenity?

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

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

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

10. What is the doctor's recommendation to Sholem?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

Throughout much of the play the same sections of The God of Vengeance is performed. Why might the playwright choose to repeat the dialogue? How does this repetition affect the reader or audience member? Does the reader’s or audience member’s attitude towards the characters or the play stay the same or change as the play Indecent unfolds? Why or why not?

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