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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. With what does Mrs. Dangle claim her husband makes himself look ridiculous?

2. What does Puff list examples of?

3. What kind of producers do Dangle, Sneer and Plagiary question the wisdom of sending a play to?

4. Who suggests that someone would be doing Plagiary a favor by stealing his ideas?

5. When Dangle complains about being taken advantage of, what does Sneer remind him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Puff refuse to walk to the theatre with Dangle and Sneer?

2. What two opinions does Mrs. Dangle give of Plagiary's play?

3. Describe the conversation between Dangle, Sneer, and Puff regarding Puff's play.

4. When the prompter announces the beginning of the rehearsal, what does he warn Puff about?

5. When the curtain rises in Act 3, Scene 1, what is revealed and what does Puff say?

6. When Dangle comments on the next scene beginning with a line from Shakespeare's "Othello", how does Puff respond?

7. What do Dangle, Sneer and Plagiary argue about?

8. How does Puff react to the prompter's warning?

9. How does Puff describe the under-plot of his play?

10. What does Puff use his argument as?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast two of the following: Dangle, Sneer, Puff, and Plagiary.

Essay Topic 2

How do the minor characters in the play affect the plot? How would the play be different if one or more of these characters were removed?

Essay Topic 3

How do you think each character's negative aspects and self-importance affects the play as a whole?

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