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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. Stark gives Cleo a raise after working for how long?

2. How long ago did Belle's mother die?

3. Dr. Cooper has lived rent free for how many months?

4. In Act 2, Scene 1, Cleo is surprised to be asked out by who?

5. In Act 2, Scene 1, who does Mr. Prince invite Cleo to see?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Cleo is alone with Mr. Wax, how does she respond to him?

2. Why does Mr. Prince want to help Stark with his business?

3. What did Stark's friend, Dr. Gladstone, believe about Shakespeare?

4. What personal desire does Cleo reveal to Mr. Wax?

5. Mr. Prince claims there are only two kinds of marriage. What are they?

6. After Stark confronts Cleo about her lying, what does he want to talk to her about? How does he try to achieve this?

7. At what point does the interaction between Mr. Prince and Cleo become hypocritical?

8. What were Stark and Cleo doing just before Belle arrived?

9. At the end of Act 2, Scene 1, what happens between Cleo and Stark?

10. In Act 2, Scene 2, why is Stark surprised to see his wife?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the portrayal of women in Rocket to the Moon.

1) Who are the female characters in Rocket to the Moon?

2) How do they dress? Talk? Act?

3) Does their gender affect how other characters respond to them? Why or why not?

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

Mr. Prince is an affluent character at a time when few are wealthy. Analyze how Mr. Prince's position in society guides his actions.

1) How does Mr. Prince relate to other characters? What aspects of his wealth affect these relationship?

2) What type of mischief does Mr. Prince cause? Does his social position contribute to this?

3) What does Mr. Prince lack in spite of his money? How does he try to acquire it?

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