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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. 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 stepping in the pigeons' mess.
(d) Leo keeps falling.

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

3. What does Max tell Leo about producers and money in act 1, scene 8?
(a) Producers should always put their own money in a show to maximize profits.
(b) Producers should tell people they are investing their own money, but really do not.
(c) Producers should put at least five percent of their income into the show.
(d) A producer should never invest his own money in a production.

4. What does Max yell out the window to the woman outside in act 1, scene 2?
(a) "Come up and see me sometime."
(b) "Want to star in a Broadway musical?"
(c) "Shake it, baby."
(d) "When you got it, flaunt it."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Max plan to raise the money needed for the play?

2. What song do Roger and his team sing in act 1, scene 7?

3. In what position does Leo find Max in act 1, scene 4?

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

5. When scene one begins, what time is it?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Ulla?

2. What is Max's job and his history with show business?

3. Who is Hold-Me Touch-Me?

4. In the beginning of the musical, what has happened to Bialystock's latest production and why?

5. What has happened throughout the day that forces Leo to quit his job?

6. What is the point of having Franz talk to pigeons?

7. How are the auditions run for Springtime for Hitler?

8. What are the old ladies doing in act 1, scene 9 and what is their song about?

9. How does Leo end up coming to Max's defense in the courtroom?

10. Why is Max kneeling in the beginning of act 1, scene 4?

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