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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. What does Albert suggest Nick do so that Sandra can ask her questions?
2. Who warns Murray that "those people don't kid around"?
3. Who says, "You're not a person, Mr. Burns, you are an experience"?
4. How does Murray try to cheer up Sandra?
5. Whose bathrobe does Sandra use?
Short Essay Questions
1. What type of game do Murray and Nick play while Albert and Sandra are at the apartment?
2. What happens when Sandra starts asking Murray about the job interview?
3. When Sandra tells Murray she isn't sure if he is independent or selfish, how does Murray reply?
4. What does the conversation consist of between Nick and Sandra in the beginning of Act 2, Part 3?
5. What happens during Murray's lunch with Jimmy Sloan?
6. Describe Albert.
7. When Nick enters from the bathroom, what does Leo present to him?
8. Why does Sandra consider herself not to be a leader?
9. Describe Bubbles.
10. Sandra starts sobbing about a lot of different things that are frustrating her about her job and her life. Describe some of the things that she is crying about to Murray at the end of Act 1, Part 3.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In the play, A Thousand Clowns, characters mask their insecurities in specific ways. Name three characters from the play that put on a mask of protection. Discuss each character in detail. What do they do to protect themselves from the outside world? Are the methods each of these characters use always effective? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
A Thousand Clowns has a reoccurring theme of humor. Murray uses humor and jokes quite often to help him solve his problems or reason with other people. Why do you think Murray uses humor to solve his problems? Does it work for him? Why or why not? Are there other characters in the book that use this same method of persuading people or solving problems with humor? If yes, who and what things do they do that are similar to Murray?
Essay Topic 3
The character, Sandra, brings a feminine quality to the play overrun by male characters, and she brings her own feelings of loneliness, insecurity, and doubt along with her. Describe Sandra's character in detail and explain reasons for her personality traits. Is she a needed character in the play? Why or why not? How would the play be different if Sandra's character was a male? Do you think it was a wise decision on the part of Herb Gardner to include a lone female character? Why or why not?
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