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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Verdi?
(a) Scriptwriter.
(b) Painter.
(c) Composer.
(d) Novelist.

2. What is Sharon wearing when she comes on stage?
(a) Shorts.
(b) Jeans.
(c) Evening gown.
(d) Nice suit.

3. What does Tony hope to receive from Maria?
(a) Feedback.
(b) Connections.
(c) Money.
(d) Copies of music.

4. How does Maria feel about Battista?
(a) Delighted.
(b) Irritated.
(c) Proud.
(d) Happy.

5. Who has a BA in music from USC?
(a) Tony.
(b) Manny.
(c) Sophie.
(d) Maria.

6. Where did Maria debut?
(a) Lincoln Center.
(b) Carnegie Hall.
(c) La Scala.
(d) Metropolitan Opera.

7. In Act II, who says the students will be able to concentrate on the drama of the moment?
(a) Manny.
(b) Someone in the audience.
(c) Sharon.
(d) Maria.

8. Who refuses to be sent home?
(a) Tony.
(b) Manny.
(c) Sophie.
(d) Stage hand.

9. Who is unimpressed with Tony's attitude?
(a) Sophie.
(b) Maria.
(c) Sharon.
(d) Manny.

10. Who is Tony?
(a) Friend of Manny's.
(b) Soprano student.
(c) Cousin of Maria's.
(d) Student tenor.

11. How does Maria respond to Tony's singing?
(a) She is won over by his voice and style.
(b) She is netural about it.
(c) She is outraged.
(d) She thinks he sounds terrible.

12. Who sings an aria from Lady Macbeth for Maria?
(a) Sharon.
(b) Manny.
(c) Sophie.
(d) Tony.

13. Why does Sharon not return to the stage?
(a) Her feelings are hurt by Maria's criticism.
(b) She lost her music.
(c) She had to catch a train.
(d) She was called to another class.

14. Who is the conductor of the symphony when Maria made her debut?
(a) Mr. Smith.
(b) Mr. Gabrielle.
(c) Maestro De Sabata.
(d) Ms. Sutherland.

15. Who ignores the audience at the beginning of Act II?
(a) Anthony.
(b) Stage hand.
(c) Manny.
(d) Maria.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Maria respond to Manny's information about who left the flowers?

2. What does Battista plead for from Maria?

3. Who is Battista Meneghini?

4. Who comes on stage after a long wait at the beginning of Act II?

5. What does Maria say about the house lights when she first enters the stage?

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