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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 happens at towards the end of the play that causes the actors to have to ad-lib the the ending?

2. What phrase supposedly came from a Renaissance courting ritual?

3. Where did O'Shawn live?

4. What is Big Flo working as when she meets Ned?

5. Which of his doctor's does O'Shawn appear to mention in his poem?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who suggests that there be no ending to the play and how does Hepatitis respond?

3. What is Weinstein's character like and what are some of his recollections?

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

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

6. How did the phrase "humble pie" originate?

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

8. What idea does Trichinosis bring to the play?

9. Who is Claire Memling and what is Vincent Van Gogh's relationship with her?

10. What are some of the strange interpretations the critic pulls from O'Shawn's work?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Please define the role of tone in a literary work. How is tone conveyed in literature? Please provide three examples from the book of tone.

Essay Topic 2

Please define parody as a literary category. What are three examples of parody found in "Without Feathers" and what are they parodying?

Essay Topic 3

Please define pulp fiction and whodunit writing styles that we have learned about and provide a brief history of these types of writing. Provide an example of each that can be found in "Without Feathers."

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