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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. Who is this very important person that Helen and the others compliment?

2. What are the Schlepkin brothers to Glogauer?

3. What is this person's idea, regarding the new job?

4. Of the main characters, who is the worrier?

5. What is the name of the person George meets?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens the closer they get to Los Angeles?

2. How are May's suspicions confirmed?

3. What is symbolism that is found in this scene?

4. Describe the scene in the lobby.

5. Who does May recognize?

6. How does Helen arrive?

7. What has happened to George?

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

9. How is the trio's plan coming together?

10. Who does George meet? Describe this person.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Hopeful actors and actresses work at the Hotel Stilton.

Part 1) What jobs do they have at the hotel? Why do they work here?

Part 2) Describe the Hotel Stilton.

Part 3) How does this hotel reflect Los Angeles life and the life of those in the film industry?

Essay Topic 2

The main themes of the play are about loyalty and hope.

Part 1) How are these themes timeless?

Part 2) Give two examples from the play that support these themes.

Part 3) Why are these themes significant at the time the play is written?

Essay Topic 3

The play takes place at the onset of talking pictures.

Part 1) How could audiences in the 1930s relate to this setting?

Part 2) Can audiences today find relevance in this setting? Why or why not?

Part 3) How does this change in movie making show the ingenuity and creativity of the characters in the play, as well as people from the time the play was written?

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