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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. In act 1, scene 4, what decision does Leo tell Max?

2. Outside of what theater does the first scene in act one take place?

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

4. What time is it at the beginning of act 1, scene 5?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Max need Leo's help?

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

3. Why does Franz threaten to shoot Max and Leo?

4. Who is Hold-Me Touch-Me?

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

6. What is significant about Ulla's entrance in act 2, scene 3?

7. What is significant about Leo dropping his blue blanket in act 2, scene 1?

8. What must Leo and Max do in order to secure the rights for Springtime for Hitler?

9. What does Leo sing about in act 2, scene 1, and how does it affect Ulla?

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

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

Discuss the use of irony in The Producers. Include the following points:

1) Max and Leo producing a show about Hitler.

2) How everyone sees Max as a hero for getting the money for the show.

3) Max and Leo's failure to produce a failed show.

Cite specific examples from the text to support your statements.

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the following to write about:

1) The significance of Roger hugging Ulla and not Carmen at curtain call.

2) The people who will be hurt by Max and Leo's scheme.

3) The rituals and singing that Max and Leo must do to appease Franz for the rights to his play.

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