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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 kind of play is ONCE IN A LIFETIME?
(a) A lighthearted play.
(b) A morbid play.
(c) A tragedy.
(d) A work of nonfiction.

2. What sends Glogauer into fits?
(a) The mention of the Schlepkin name.
(b) Seeing the trio.
(c) His new medication.
(d) The fish he eats, to which he is allergic.

3. This idea began in New York, and to where is this new idea leading them?
(a) Santa Monica.
(b) San Diego.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Hollywood.

4. Who does May encounter on the train?
(a) Her cousin.
(b) A police officer.
(c) An old enemy.
(d) An old friend.

5. What do May and George think of Jerry's news?
(a) It is not what they are expecting.
(b) They are angered by this news.
(c) It is what they were hoping for.
(d) They are shocked and appalled.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who announces that Mr. Glogauer's presence is requested?

2. Who does George meet, while traveling across the continent with the trio?

3. What are the Schlepkin brothers to Glogauer?

4. What job does the person they are here to meet have?

5. What were May and George hoping Jerry would land?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where is this scene set? Describe the opening of this scene.

2. Who does May recognize?

3. Describe George in the conversation between May, Jerry, and the person they encounter.

4. What does May receive from George?

5. Describe how the first scene opens.

6. What does May discover about Jerry? What do these two realize about each other?

7. What do the playwrights show about the film industry?

8. How does Glogauer respond to what George has to say?

9. Who does George meet? Describe this person.

10. What is Glogauer's reaction to this news?

(see the answer keys)

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