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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. How old is Midge?
(a) Eighty-seven.
(b) Eighty-one.
(c) Seventy-six.
(d) Forty-five.

2. Why did the manager of the Fine Arts Theatre call thinking there was going to be a Congressional Investigation?
(a) He associated with Nazis.
(b) He forbade Nat to enter.
(c) He was on McCarthy's staff.
(d) He showed German movies.

3. What song can be heard in the distance as the play begins?
(a) "Hail to the Queen."
(b) "New York, New York."
(c) "Chicago Blues."
(d) "The Queen City March."

4. Who had his wallet stolen the night before Act 2 begins?
(a) Danforth.
(b) Nat.
(c) Midge.
(d) Daniel.

5. Which character says, "Tell me somethin', Rocky; you plannin' to sit here on this bench? 'Cause if you are, I got to move to another spot"?
(a) The Cowboy.
(b) Danforth.
(c) Nat.
(d) Midge.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Nat's daughter's name?

2. What is the truth about Nat's therapist?

3. Who is Nat referring to when he says, "I guarantee he will not return today. He wants the easy money, he doesn't want trouble . . ."?

4. How many times does Nat say he broke his hip last year?

5. Who is sitting on the bridge at the beginning of Act 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Dartforth? How is he connected to Midge?

2. Who is Laurie? What does she look like? What does she carry with her? How does she interact with the protagonists?

3. What did Midge tell the staff at the hospital regarding Nat?

4. How does Clara know Dr. Engels isn't real? Why did she write to him anyway?

5. How do Midge and Nat differ in their views of fantasy?

6. How does Clara "test" Nat? Why?

7. How does Nat regard Midge's actions with the Cowboy?

8. What does Clara say that Nat did at the butcher's? Why did he do it?

9. Why does the Cowboy not believe Nat?

10. How does Midge react to Nat in the beginning of the play? What is his attitude towards him?

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