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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 does Manny acknowledge in the audience?
(a) Parents.
(b) Friends.
(c) Sister.
(d) Critics and reviewers.

2. What is the relationship between Maria and Aristotle Onassis?
(a) Business associates.
(b) Pen pals.
(c) Lovers.
(d) Cousins.

3. What does Sophie announce she will sing in Act I?
(a) Aria from La Sonnambula.
(b) Country music.
(c) Scales.
(d) Music from La Boheme.

4. In Act I, what does Maria say Onassis wants her to do?
(a) Learn to act.
(b) Become a famous cellist.
(c) Sing more often.
(d) Stop performing and have his baby.

5. In Act I, who does Maria remember performing for at La Scala?
(a) Other students.
(b) School children.
(c) Famous dignitaries.
(d) Her teachers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who walks to the edge of the stage in the beginning of Act I?

2. What is Manny's job?

3. Who is Rosa Ponselled, Giudetta Pasta, Lotte Lehmann and Zinka Milanov?

4. What is La Scala?

5. What is happening with the lights at the beginning of Act I?

Short Essay Questions

1. What direction does Maria give Sharon while Sharon is singing?

2. Describe Lady Macbeth and the stage direction for Verdi's Letter Scene.

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

4. What story does Maria tell when Sophie cannot produce a pencil to take notes on the score?

5. What is Maria's response to Sharon's criticisms?

6. Describe Maria's final words of wisdom in the master class.

7. What interruptions occur when Sophie prepares to sing?

8. What does Maria say about the appearance of Manny, her accompanist?

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

10. Why does Maria think it's funny that Aristotle Onassis did not like opera?

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