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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 is Dr. Cooper's movement described?

2. Stark references building a bridge to where?

3. What does Willy Wax do for a living?

4. Belle thinks Stark should have been a what?

5. Stark jokes Cleo's father is a what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Stark's upcoming birthday confuse him?

2. Is there a reason Belle and Stark do not have children?

3. Why does Belle object to Mr. Prince funding Stark's practice?

4. In terms of the relationship between her and Stark, what name does Belle refer to herself as and why?

5. What is Cleo's reaction to Mr. Prince's proposal?

6. Why does Mr. Wax invite Cleo to lunch?

7. Why does Mr. Wax matter to Cleo?

8. What does Cleo reveal to Stark about her life?

9. What is Cleo's opinion of marriage and why?

10. Describe Dr. Cooper.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Cleo achieves a character transformation in Rocket to the Moon.

1) Who is Cleo when the story begins? What is she afraid of? How does she protect her image?

2) When does Cleo begin to change as a person? How does she grow as a person?

3) What helps Cleo develop and grow? How does her growth affect the others in the play?

Essay Topic 2

Cleo is a character that attracts many men in Rocket to the Moon. Citing examples from the text, identify what made Cleo so appealing to the men in Rocket to the Moon.

Essay Topic 3

Many of the characters in Rocket to the Moon are frustrated in some way. Choosing Stark, Belle, and Mr. Prince, create a character portrait analyzing the following:

1) What does this character want to achieve?

2) Why hasn't this goal or desire already been obtained?

3) What type of conflict would exist if the character attempted to achieve his or her desire?

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