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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 Astrakhan describe the process of getting hold of?

2. Who interjects the scene with a short speech?

3. Who does Joanne say Francis asked after?

4. What does Joseph say Slake would be required to by law if Joseph asked him?

5. Who does Joseph say found his story amusing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Joseph and Joanne argue about in the second scene?

2. What does Joseph say he did while Joanne was away for the weekend?

3. Who is Robert Mapplethorpe?

4. What does Astrakhan say about memory?

5. What does Astrakhan say about the process of getting hold of someone's personal data?

6. What does Slake ask about ISeeU?

7. What does Astrakhan say about people's lives at the end of the fourth scene?

8. What advice does Joseph give Astrakhan in scene four?

9. Describe the dinner conversation between Joseph, Joanne and Astrakhan.

10. How does Joanne react to seeing fake photographs of herself as a porn star?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Away from the main character, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 2

What is Y2K? Why would the transition cause so many problems? How does Kopit use the hysteria surrounding Y2K to develop fear and tension in his play? How do the authorities safeguard against Y2K?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the construction of Kopit's argument.

1. How does he introduce his ideas?

2. How does he construct his ideas to come to logical conclusion?

3. What weaknesses and strengths can you identify in Kopit's argument?

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