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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What song do Roger and his team sing in act 1, scene 7?
(a) "Make 'em Laugh."
(b) "All You Need is a Jew."
(c) "Keep It Gay."
(d) "The Song That Goes Like This."

2. Where does the author of the play that Max finds in act 1, scene 5 live?
(a) Brooklyn.
(b) Astoria.
(c) Queens.
(d) Greenwich Village.

3. What year is it as the play begins?
(a) 1953.
(b) 1949.
(c) 1959.
(d) 1969.

4. What does Franz deny being a member of?
(a) The Communist party.
(b) The Nazi party.
(c) The pacifists in Switzerland.
(d) The Fascists in Italy.

5. What are Leo's feelings about his life in act 1, scene 4?
(a) He will always be a failure.
(b) It is his turn for some good fortune.
(c) He is afraid that karma will find him for his good fortune.
(d) He has a good, satisfying life.

6. How does Max plan to raise the money needed for the play?
(a) Robbing his sponsors.
(b) Having people pay money to watch Ulla dance.
(c) Renting Leo out as an accountant and errand boy.
(d) Sexual favors to rich old ladies.

7. What happens when the stage goes dark at the end of act 1, scene 4?
(a) Max starts to laugh.
(b) Jazz music begins to play.
(c) Leo screams in terror.
(d) A ticking clock is heard.

8. What does Leo get in trouble for when he arrives at the office in act 1, scene 3?
(a) He is six minutes late.
(b) His boss found out about his creative book-keeping for Max.
(c) He did not drop Max as a client.
(d) He did not show up for work that morning.

9. In what position does Leo find Max in act 1, scene 4?
(a) Kneeling.
(b) Lying on the floor.
(c) Standing on his desk.
(d) Crouched on the chair.

10. According to Leo, what could not possibly compare to going to jail?
(a) Being stuck on the subway.
(b) Being out of New York forever.
(c) Being an accountant forever.
(d) Living at his mother's house forever.

11. Who makes up the chorus in the main song in act 1, scene 9?
(a) Homosexual men.
(b) Glitzy chorus girls.
(c) Cleaning ladies.
(d) Little old ladies.

12. What theater is the backdrop of the end of act 1, scene 9?
(a) The Winter Garden Theater.
(b) The Niederlander Theater.
(c) The Schubert Theater.
(d) The Eugene O'Neill Theater.

13. In act 1, scene 4, what decision does Leo tell Max?
(a) Leo wants to write a musical.
(b) Leo wants to become Max's secretary.
(c) Leo wants to move to Europe.
(d) Leo wants to help Max produce a musical.

14. What game does Max's benefactress in act 1, scene 2 like to play?
(a) "The Hairless Chihuahua and the Well-Hunt Great Dane."
(b) "The Swedish Milk Maid and the Well-Hung Carpenter."
(c) "The Virgin Milk Maid and the Well-Hung Stable Boy."
(d) "The Little Mermaid and the Angry Shark."

15. Why could Leo and Max go to jail?
(a) They are going to steal someone's play.
(b) They are going to burn down their theater and collect on the insurance.
(c) They are going to commit fraud with a bad musical.
(d) They are going to use illegal immigrants to build their set.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the three old ladies in act 1, scene 9, what do they really want in life?

2. What is Roger wearing when he first meets with Max and Leo?

3. What does Max yell out the window to the woman outside in act 1, scene 2?

4. How old is Bialystock?

5. How much of a discrepancy is there in Max's books for his last show?

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