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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the Tenants' Committee find out?
(a) Midge was under arrest.
(b) Clara was not a lawyer.
(c) Nat stole their lobby furniture.
(d) There's no HURTSFOE.

2. What does Midge want to do with his "trophy?"
(a) Put it on a plaque.
(b) Frame it.
(c) Give it to Nat.
(d) Give it to Clara.

3. What does Nat take out from his jacket while talking to the Cowboy?
(a) His flask.
(b) His pills.
(c) Money.
(d) A cigar.

4. What does the Cowboy throw to the ground in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Nat's walker.
(b) Midge's glasses.
(c) A knife.
(d) Nat's glasses.

5. Which character says, "Don't say a word. Not a word, please"?
(a) Clara.
(b) Nat.
(c) The Cowboy.
(d) Midge.

6. When does Nat say he and his partner flew here to speak to the Cowboy?
(a) Last week.
(b) Last night.
(c) This morning.
(d) This afternoon.

7. Where does Nat tell the Cowboy he works from?
(a) Kentucky.
(b) Phoenix.
(c) California.
(d) New Jersey.

8. Who says, "Has anybody there mentioned firing you since I dealt with Danforth? Do you still have your home?"
(a) Nat.
(b) Midge.
(c) Laurie.
(d) Clara.

9. Who is alone at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) Midge.
(b) Laurie.
(c) Nat.
(d) Clara.

10. What does Nat do when the Cowboy lets go of him?
(a) He laughs.
(b) He pulls out a knife.
(c) He punches him.
(d) He falls to the ground.

11. What does Midge read in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) Shakespeare's Hamlet.
(b) The New York Times.
(c) The Sporting News.
(d) The Chicago Tribune.

12. Who enters from the tunnel in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) Midge.
(b) Nat.
(c) Gilley.
(d) The Cowboy.

13. What does Nat tell Midge his true profession was?
(a) A tie salesman.
(b) A waiter.
(c) A jeweler.
(d) A watchmaker.

14. Who did not show up to meet Nat on Friday?
(a) Clara.
(b) Laurie.
(c) John.
(d) Midge.

15. When did Gilley return to the park between Act 1 and Act 2?
(a) Yesterday.
(b) Last night.
(c) This morning.
(d) He hasn't.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says, "Tell me the truth; Gilley's back, ain't he?"

2. How much severance pay will Midge get in Act 2, Scene 3?

3. What has Nat begun calling Midge later in the play?

4. What is Midge doing at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 2?

5. Who informed Midge his job was gone?

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