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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 is George happily doing as this scene opens?

2. Where does the first scene open?

3. How do they travel from one city to the next?

4. With what is this person struggling?

5. What does the trio hope this very important person will do for them?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Glogauer's secretary announce?

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

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

4. What has happened to George?

5. What happens when Glogauer finally emerges?

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

7. Where does this scene take place?

8. What has happened to the original plan during the trio's travel?

9. How does this scene open?

10. How do they feel about the trip?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jerry, May, and George are centered with their priorities intact.

Part 1) Why might this be surprising?

Part 2) What message are the playwrights sending to the audience through the behaviors of these three characters?

Part 3) How does this reinforce one of the themes of this play?

Essay Topic 2

The characters travel by train several times.

Part 1) What are the purposes of these train rides?

Part 2) How does this frequent movement on the train reflect life in Los Angeles?

Part 3) How does the ease of traveling coast to coast and the advent of talkies reflect the changes in American life and culture?

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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