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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which president of the United States does Flo dance on the same stage with?
(a) Harding.
(b) McKinley.
(c) Coolidge.
(d) Hoover.

2. According to the critic, what water recreation was O'Shawn fond of?
(a) Sailing.
(b) Surfing.
(c) Diving.
(d) Rafting.

3. How does Vincent put his patients to sleep?
(a) Laughing gas.
(b) Novocain.
(c) By reading them Dreiser.
(d) By knocking them out.

4. What is the name of the singer who desperately wants to sing at Three Deuces?
(a) Kennedy.
(b) Jolson.
(c) Joan.
(d) Ms. Maybell.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Emperor Ho Sin see when he looks in the mirror.

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

3. What is Weinstein contemplating as he lies on his bed?

4. Why does Diabetes insist that the play must have an ending?

5. What woman is named as intimidating Weinstein with her accomplishments?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the essay "But Soft...Real Soft" begin and what are some arguments regarding Shakespeare that it mentions?

2. What is Weinstein's relationship and interaction with Harriet like?

3. How does the critic seem to speak about O'Shawn and his work? What does the critic add to O'Shawn's work?

4. How is Mr. Walker initially thought to have died and what truth about his death does the Inspector find?

5. What are Diabetes and Hepatitis discussing and arguing about at the beginning of "God (A Play)"?

6. What idea does Trichinosis bring to the play?

7. What role does Al Capone play in Flo's life?

8. What is the story of the origins of the phrase "get into beef"?

9. Why does Diabetes get Woody Allen involved and what is Allen's response?

10. What is Vincent Van Gogh's profession in this story and how does he feel about it?

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