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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are the last actors to leave the stage in Act I?
(a) Sophie and Tony.
(b) Maria and Sophie.
(c) Sophie and Manny.
(d) Manny and Maria.

2. What role did Maria lose to another student when she was young?
(a) Rebecca.
(b) Amina.
(c) Rachel.
(d) Pipi.

3. What does Maria Callas teach?
(a) Fashion history.
(b) Opera Master Class.
(c) Cooking.
(d) Piano performance.

4. What does Sophie wish to get from Maria?
(a) Tea.
(b) Sheet music.
(c) Lunch.
(d) Some temperment.

5. What is Sophie lacking when Maria asks her to take notes on the scene?
(a) Eraser.
(b) A pencil.
(c) Dictionary.
(d) Paper.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is startled by Sophie's lack of knowledge?

2. What does Maria request during Act I from the stage hand?

3. Who could not afford to buy oranges during the war?

4. How many students perform for Maria in Act I?

5. In Act I, Maria complains that the theater is too:

Short Essay Questions

1. Give two examples of how Maria tries to heighten Sharon's emotional response to the Verdi opera.

2. What is Maria's philosophy about the relationship between artist and audience?

3. How does Maria describe the experience of performing in front of the world's dignitaries at La Scala?

4. How does the audience learn of Onassis' reaction to Maria's pregnancy?

5. What lesson does Maria teach Sharon about making an entrance?

6. In what way is Maria critical of Sophie even before she begins to sing?

7. Describe the setting of the stage for Act II.

8. What does Maria tell Sharon about applause toward the end of Act II?

9. What does Maria find most alarming about Sophie's lack of musical knowledge?

10. Does Maria have misgivings about teaching the master class?

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