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

2. What is Manny's job?
(a) Accompanist.
(b) Music teacher.
(c) Librarian.
(d) Stage hand.

3. When does Manny appear on stage in Act I?
(a) First.
(b) After Maria.
(c) After Sophie.
(d) Last.

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

5. What criticism does Maria give Sophie about her singing?
(a) That her voice is too high.
(b) That she is too flamboyant for the stage.
(c) That she doesn't fully feel the music.
(d) That she doesn't like her shoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose nickname is La Divina?

2. What does Manny adjust at the beginning of Act I?

3. Who brought class and respectability to Onassis?

4. What does Maria say about discipline and courage in Act I?

5. Who brings a cushion for Maria's chair?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Maria say Onassis wanted her to do about her musical career?

2. How does Maria feel about leaving Battista?

3. Why does Sharon return to the stage after Tony has sung?

4. What is Maria's definition of that "something special" a singer has that sets her off from the crowd?

5. How does Maria express her sadness at losing her child?

6. Why does Maria think others are jealous of her?

7. In Act II, when Maria hears the recording of her own performance of Lady Macbeth's Letter Scene, what is she saying to herself as she reads the letter?

8. Describe what Maria teaches Tony while he is singing the aria from Tosca.

9. Describe Maria's appearance when she first comes on stage.

10. What happened during Maria's last performance at La Scala?

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