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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Maria's voice when she sings Sharon's Lady Macbeth aria?
(a) She hits every note.
(b) She gets laryngitis.
(c) It cracks and shakes.
(d) She gets a sore throat.

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

3. What does Maria say a performance is?
(a) Love affair between artist and audience.
(b) Struggle between the artist and the audience.
(c) A test of a stage director's authority.
(d) The best way to showcase a symphony.

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

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

6. Who has a beauty parlor appointment after the master class?
(a) Lady Macbeth.
(b) Maria.
(c) Sharon.
(d) Sophie.

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

8. What does Maria chastise Tony about?
(a) Not using his full Italian name.
(b) Missing curfew.
(c) Travelling alone.
(d) His ridiculous essay.

9. What does Maria tell Sharon to do before she's even sung a note?
(a) Comb her hair.
(b) Re-enter the stage as Lady McBeth.
(c) Play the piano.
(d) Wear different shoes.

10. Who reminds Maria of Sharon's name when she forgets?
(a) Tony.
(b) Sophie.
(c) Stage hand.
(d) Manny.

11. What does Maria define the audience as?
(a) Helpers.
(b) The enemy.
(c) Teachers.
(d) Friends.

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

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

14. When was the last time Sharon read Macbeth?
(a) College.
(b) Grad school.
(c) Elementary school.
(d) In high school.

15. Who says "There are no short cuts in art, no easy ways" when Sharon asks if she should sing her aria again?
(a) Maria.
(b) Tony.
(c) Manny.
(d) Sophie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sharon say when she returns to the stage?

2. Who ignores the audience at the beginning of Act II?

3. Who does Maria tell she has courage because she came back to the master class?

4. Who says, "This is opera, not a voice recital." in Act II?

5. What is Maria's response when Tony reveals his ambitions?

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