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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 has Jerry done to the trio's act?

2. Why does Glogauer agree to the diction school?

3. How do they feel at first about Jerry's news?

4. Which member of the trio is struggling on the trip across the country?

5. How does George compare to the fast talking May, Jerry, and Helen?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are May's suspicions confirmed?

2. Describe how everyone feels on the set.

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

4. Describe May.

5. How does May feel about the diction school? How do the others react to her suspicions?

6. How does this good luck help the Glogauer Studios?

7. What does Glogauer's secretary announce?

8. Describe how the first scene opens.

9. Describe the setting.

10. What is fortunate for the trio, regarding who May encounters on the trip?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The trio hatches a plan on the way to California.

Part 1) What is their plan?

Part 2) What is faulty about this plan?

Part 3) Is their plan successful? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

George's presence is felt everywhere in the last scene.

Part 1) How do you know this?

Part 2) How does this add to the humor of the play?

Part 3) What does this say about people like George?

Essay Topic 3

The trio's diction school is closed.

Part 1) What foreshadows this closing?

Part 2) What are several reasons for its failure?

Part 3) How does this trio regain success after the failure of their school?

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