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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. How much money does Bob ask Don for before the break in?

2. What does Teach say about Don's attitude toward Bob?

3. What is the setting of Act I?

4. How much is Don giving to Earl for putting him in contact with the potential buyer?

5. What does Teach say about what the coin collector is doing for the weekend?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where and when does Act II take place?

2. What kind of person does Bob seem to be?

3. What does Don show about his business sense when Teach is quizzing him on the penny's value?

4. What is the importance of time in Act II?

5. Why is Don so upset that Fletcher has not arrived in the evening?

6. Why does Teach need a nap in the final scene of Act I?

7. What is Teach's reaction to having Fletcher on the break in job?

8. What time is Teach supposed to be back at the shop for the break in?

9. What happens when Teach and Don talk out their plan for the break in?

10. When Bob comes back with pie and Pepsi for his breakfast, what happens when Bob asks Don for money?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the significance of the buffalo nickel in this play? How does the nickel, which sells for quite a profit in the beginning of the play, become the impetus for Don's plan to rob his customer? What motivates Don to plan the robbery?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the importance of setting in the novel. How does Don's Resale Shop create a useful backdrop for the characters and their schemes?

Essay Topic 3

Describe how Teach becomes increasingly violent as the play progresses. What evidence do we have of his dangerous nature even before he attacks Bob?

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