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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does everyone react when Hickey says he has stopped drinking?
(a) They are angry.
(b) They believe him instantly.
(c) They think he is joking.
(d) They are sad.

2. Why does Willie begin to sing?
(a) To fill the time until Hickey's arrival.
(b) He loves to sing.
(c) He has a song stuck in his head.
(d) To entertain the other men.

3. Why does Harry go after Mosher?
(a) He does not like Mosher.
(b) Mosher is saying horrible things about Bessie.
(c) He is angry about his wife's death and needs to take it out on someone.
(d) He accuses Mosher of taking unfair advantage of Bessie.

4. Who is the man who arrived the night before?
(a) Willie.
(b) Harry.
(c) Joe.
(d) Parritt.

5. What has Hickey inspired Mosher to do?
(a) Stop drinking.
(b) Try his luck with the circus again.
(c) Stop stealing.
(d) Give up his return to the circus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Harry say about Hickey?

2. How does Hickey enter?

3. About what do Larry and Mosher argue?

4. What of Harry's does Rocky narrate?

5. What happens to the deluded peace of a group of regulars at a low-end bar?

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