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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Onassis give to Maria?

2. What does Maria imitate about Onassis?

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

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

5. What is the name of Maria's singing teacher?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are the positive comments that Maria gives Sharon about her singing?

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

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

5. Describe Sharon Graham.

6. Describe Maria's entrance onto the stage at the beginning of Act II.

7. How does Sophie respond when Maria criticizes her lack of emotion as a performer?

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

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

10. While she's waiting for Sharon to make a final entrance, in what way does Maria engage with the audience?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the way in which the audience learns of Aristotle Onassis' reaction to the news that Maria is pregnant with his child. How does this point-of-view allow the audience to see Maria's changing emotions?

Essay Topic 2

In what ways does Maria Callas seem unsuited to teach a master class? In what ways does she bring out the best in the students? Explain your viewpoint using textual examples.

Essay Topic 3

Maria says, " It takes more than a pretty voice to build a career." Analyze the meaning of this statement as it applies to Maria's fame as a opera singer.

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