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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. Who is NOT one of the three old ladies in the beginning of act 1, scene 9?

2. Who answers the door at Roger's apartment in act 1, scene 7?

3. What song does the doorbell at Roger's apartment play?

4. What is Max hoping to find in act 1, scene 5?

5. What is Bialystock hiding his face behind when he first enters at the beginning of the show?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is offered to Ulla by the end of act 1, scene 8?

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

3. Why does Max need Leo's help?

4. Describe Leo's fantasy sequence.

5. How do Max and Leo convince Roger to direct Springtime for Hitler?

6. What are some of the things Max does to procure the funds for Springtime for Hitler?

7. Describe Roger's production team.

8. What effects are used at the end of act 1, scene 4, and why?

9. What is hurting Max the most in act 2, scene 7?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay about the significance of the author and the lead characters of The Producers being Jewish. Include the following:

Part 1) The treatment of Springtime for Hitler.

Part 2) Leo and Max's reactions to Franz.

Part 3) The irony of two Jewish men putting on a play about a sympathetic Hitler.

Part 4) The author's intentions in mocking Hitler and the Nazi party.

Create a strong thesis and cite specific examples from the script to support your argument.

Essay Topic 2

Through The Producers, groups of people and stereotypes are used for laughs (for example, the homosexual production crew and Ulla being a "dumb blond"). However, the only group that is openly mocked and thought of derisively is the Nazi party. Explore the differences in humor between one group and the other. How can all these groups people be played for laughs, though only one group is ever done with the intention of mocking? What is the playwright's intent in this? Does it seem to be deliberate? Cite specific examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the following topics to write about:

1) Use of wordplay in Ulla's character.

2) The stereotypes of the gay community during the scene at Roger's apartment.

3) Theatrical superstition in the script.

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