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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. Nat says he does not tell lies but what?

2. Who does Nat's daughter think his therapist is?

3. What does Nat have when he enters in Act 2, Scene 1?

4. What does Midge throw down when he realizes Nat has been lying to him in Act 1?

5. What is Clara's profession?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the appearance of Nat. What does he wear in Act 1? How does he move?

2. Where does Nat tell the Cowboy he and Midge work from? Who do they work for?

3. Who is Clara's namesake? How did she come to be named this?

4. How does the Cowboy react to Midge's weapon?

5. What is Clara's frustration with Nat?

6. What are the code names of Midge and Nat? Why must Midge be there?

7. What does Nat accuse Clara of "selling out on?"

8. Why did Nat come to the park in Act 2, Scene 3?

9. What does Nat do at the end of the play? Why?

10. What is Midge's reaction to the mugging by Gilley? What does he think about Nat's treatment of the situation?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the journey that Midge goes on through the play. How does he change through his friendship with Nat? What has altered his character?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the character of the Cowboy. What might he represent allegorically? How does he play into the plot of I'm Not Rappaport?

Essay Topic 3

What are some of the things that Nat and Midge commiserate on in the course of the play? How do these things bring them closer together? How do they override their differences?

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