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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What fear does the critic note O'Shawn have after learning about the Trojan horse?
(a) Fear of large horses.
(b) The fear of wooden toys.
(c) Fear of receiving contaminated gifts.
(d) The fear of people hailing from Troy.

2. In what context does the critic state O'Shawn's poems should be read?
(a) The context of unbridled fear.
(b) The context of O'Shawn's life.
(c) The context of social unrest.
(d) The context of history.

3. What reason does the suicide note give for Mr. Walker taking his own life?
(a) He hated TV.
(b) His wool suit was itchy.
(c) His hopes and dreams were gone.
(d) He missed his dead mother and wanted to visit her.

4. What is the apparent cause of Mr. Walker's death?
(a) A gunshot wound.
(b) A stab wound.
(c) An overdose of sleeping pills.
(d) A broken heart.

5. What object did the poets fiance fall off of?
(a) A roof.
(b) A horse.
(c) A mountain.
(d) A train.

6. Who does Emperor Ho Sin see when he looks in the mirror.
(a) His twin brother.
(b) The magician in the mirror.
(c) Himself.
(d) A plumber.

7. What is Weinstein contemplating as he lies on his bed?
(a) The car accident he just got into.
(b) That his wallet was stolen.
(c) His job.
(d) His wasted life.

8. What is the primary focus of the critic as he goes through O'Shawn's poem line by line?
(a) The names found in the text.
(b) The verbage of the poem.
(c) The colorful language used.
(d) The analogies present in the text.

9. What news does Weinstein break to his ex-wife?
(a) He is dying.
(b) His is moving to New Mexico.
(c) He still loves her.
(d) He cannot make his alimony payment.

10. What type of establishment does Big Flo operate?
(a) A speakeasy.
(b) A grocery market.
(c) A book store.
(d) A hair salon.

11. Why can't Toulouse-Lautrec be a good dentist?
(a) He is blind.
(b) Because of his size.
(c) Because he has narcolepsy.
(d) He is left handed.

12. What phrase supposedly came from a Renaissance courting ritual?
(a) Take it on the lam.
(b) Get into a beef.
(c) Fiddlesticks.
(d) Beat the band.

13. What does Diabetes state choas may equate to?
(a) Laughs.
(b) A good ending.
(c) Freedom.
(d) War.

14. Where did O'Shawn live?
(a) In London.
(b) In a cave attached to a coastal cliff.
(c) In a cottege.
(d) In a tower only six feet tall.

15. What is Big Flo working as when she meets Ned?
(a) A waitress.
(b) A nurse.
(c) A dancer.
(d) A school teacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Vincent put his patients to sleep?

2. Who does this essay assert was the same person as Shakespeare?

3. Which of the following make up O'Shawn's poem?

4. How old is Weinstein?

5. What nationality are the characters in the "God (A Play)"?

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