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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the senior home that Clara presents to Nat?
(a) Chestnut Falls Senior Co-op.
(b) Rosenstein Manor Senior Residence.
(c) Washington Heights Community.
(d) Maple Hills Senior Residence.

2. Where does the Cowboy enter from?
(a) The boathouse.
(b) The retaurant.
(c) The bridge.
(d) The foyer.

3. In what city does the play take place?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) New York.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Peoria.

4. How is Clara related to Nat?
(a) She's his sister.
(b) She's his neice.
(c) She's his daughter.
(d) She's his wife.

5. What does Nat say he gets from the back door at the Plaza Hotel every morning?
(a) Tuna sandwiches.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Club-rolls.
(d) Newspapers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Nat tell the counterman at Walgreens?

2. How long has Midge held his current job?

3. How old is Nat?

4. How old is Clara?

5. What did Clara receive as a birthday present when she was ten?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Midge "pretend" to do while he is seated at the bench? Why is this absurd?

2. What has happened to Gilley by Act 3?

3. Describe the character of Clara. How is she dressed? How old is she?

4. What has led up to Nat and Midge pretending to be gangsters?

5. What is Midge's fear about his job? Why?

6. What is Midge's reaction to Nat's "truth?"

7. How does Midge try to stop the Cowboy from hurting Nat?

8. What happened with Midge's job in Act 3? Why?

9. What is Nat's reaction to being mugged by Gilley? Why?

10. Why couldn't Laurie just leave town?

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