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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. What is the name of the girl Nat tells Clara he fell in love with at the Grand Street Library?

2. Which character is African American?

3. What newspaper is Midge reading in Act 1?

4. What song can be heard in the distance as the play begins?

5. How old is Clara?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happened to Midge in Act 2, Scene 3? How long has he been away?

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

5. Describe the setting in Act 1.

6. Why does Nat have marijuana? How did he obtain it?

7. Describe Midge's character. What does he look like? How is his appearance different from Nat's?

8. Describe how Midge and Nat are dressed in Act 2, Scene 2.

9. What was Nat's previous spot in the park? What did he do there? Why did he leave?

10. What happened to Nat during his bypass surgery? Is this story true?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do Nat's political beliefs inform his character? What does Socialism mean to Nat? What does it mean to Midge? Clara?

Essay Topic 2

What historical, scientific, political, and social changes created the world in which Midge and Nat live? How has longevity changed over time?

Essay Topic 3

Who can be seen as an allegorical symbol representing gang violence in New York in the 1980s? How?

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