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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. After Max says he is sorry, Charlotte begins to leave to go to _______.

2. Charlotte compares the privacy violation by Max to ________.

3. Annie states that ______, a member of the committee is willing to do the play.

4. Charlotte states that she feels violated at which point Max ________.

5. Annie walks into the scene with a bag of _________ in her hands.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the shift in lighting during the scene between Billy and Annie indicate to the audience?

2. What does Charlotte say would actually happen if Henry were to catch her having an affair, rather than what happens in the actual play?

3. What does Max shout to the person who has opened the door at the start of the play?

4. What does Max realize after he apologizes to Charlotte who says she feels violated?

5. Describe the position of Annie at the start of this scene. Where is she and what is she doing?

6. What is the family crisis that Henry reminds Charlotte they are discussing during this scene?

7. What does Annie say when Max accuses her of the action that he accuses her of in #17?

8. Why was it the committee's idea to produce the play of Brodie, even though Henry does not think it is very good?

9. What are some of the questions that Henry asks Annie during the following scene in this act?

10. What does Max reveal to Charlotte that he knows about her Amsterdam trip during the first scene?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The women within this play seem to be manipulative with the men in their lives.

Part 1: In what ways do you think the women are manipulative in this play? Or aren't they?

Part 2: How does the playwright define the roles of men and women within this play?

Part 3: Do you think the women are trying to hurt the men in their lives within this play? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

The structure used by Stoppard to show a play within a play is one that confuses the reader at times, though it might be easier for an audience member to appreciate.

Part 1: What did you think about the structure of a play within a play? Did you think it helped the play or hurt it?

Part 2: Why do you think Stoppard decided to use the play within a play structure?

Part 3: If the play had simply been straightforward without any play within a play structures, how might the story have been different?

Essay Topic 3

While the play is often quite funny to the audience, the social commentary is also quite apparent to the audience.

Part 1: Why do you think this play is so often categorized as a comedy?

Part 2: In what ways might the play's content also be saying something about the life during that particular time period?

Part 3: Do you think a play has to have a social commentary to make? Why or why not?

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