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

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

3. What do Leo and the other accountants sing about?

4. What is Leo's dream job?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Max propose to go about his new idea?

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

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

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

5. Why does Roger end up playing Hitler?

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

7. What does it mean that Franz's only preparation for the show is to put on a Hitler mustache?

8. How do Max, Leo, and Franz get pardoned?

9. For what event is Roger dressed up, and who is he going as?

10. How is Leo's neuroses shown in act 1, scene 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Max's morality is called severely into question several times throughout the play. Focus on the little old ladies and his treatment of them. Make a case that Max is a bad person for how he used them or that he was in a morally gray area because he gives them whatever they want.

Essay Topic 2

How is the author of this play able to use a musical such as Springtime for Hitler? Why is he able to make it funny? What are the intentions of the author in turning the musical within a musical into a joke?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay about the use of homosexuality in The Producers. Points to be considered include:

1) The characters of Roger DeBris and his production team.

2) Franz's objections to the gay men auditioning for the role of Hitler.

3) Roger's portrayal of Hitler.

4) The irony of several homosexuals working on a musical about Hitler.

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

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