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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 happens during Leo's fantasy sequence?
(a) Leo sings and dances with chorus girls.
(b) Leo stars in his own Broadway show.
(c) Leo becomes the most succesful director of all time.
(d) Max makes him a millionaire.

2. What happens in act 1, scene 9 due to Max's actions with the ladies?
(a) He gets sick.
(b) He collapses in exhaustion.
(c) He insults Ulla.
(d) He procures the funds for the play.

3. What is Max's idea at the end of act 1, scene 2?
(a) Rob his investors.
(b) Put on a musical that will close on opening night.
(c) Take Funny Boy off-Broadway.
(d) Revive an old musical for no money.

4. Why does Leo nearly lose his temper while singing with Franz?
(a) Max keeps poking him.
(b) Franz keeps kicking and slapping him.
(c) Leo keeps falling.
(d) Leo keeps stepping in the pigeons' mess.

5. Where do Leo and Max find Franz in act 1, scene 6?
(a) On the rooftop of his apartment building.
(b) In his apartment.
(c) On the street.
(d) In a dumpster.

Short Answer Questions

1. What firm does Leo Bloom work for?

2. What does Leo think of Max when he first meets him?

3. In what event will Max approve Leo's request in act 1, scene 5?

4. What is the first piece of music heard in this show?

5. In act 1, scene 8, what does the woman auditioning for Max and Leo give as her first name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is significant about Max's gift to Leo in act 2, scene 9?

2. What is significant about Max and Leo staying up all night in act 1, scene 5?

3. Why must Roger not hug Carmen at the end of the musical within a musical?

4. What is Franz's mission with his script?

5. Why is Leo disgusted by the script Max chooses?

6. How is Leo atypical from the other accountants?

7. Why does Max need Leo's help?

8. What is significant about the references to homosexuality in act 2, scene 2?

9. How does Leo act around Ulla in act 2, scene 1?

10. How does Act 1 end?

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